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The National Recovery Guidance was produced in 2007 by the National Recovery Working Group, as commissioned by Ministers. New material is added to it regularly, as new information and guidance is produced and new case studies and lessons are identified.
The National Recovery Guidance has been developed in line with the following Civil Contingencies Act definitions.
Emergency
An event or situation that threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK or the environment of a place in the UK, or war or terrorism which threatens serious damage to the security of the UK. To constitute an emergency, an event or situation must additionally require the implementation of special arrangements by one or more Category 1 responder. (Emergency Response and Recovery)
Response
Response encompasses the actions taken to deal with the immediate effects of an emergency. In many scenarios, it is likely to be relatively short and to last for a matter of hours or days – rapid implementation of arrangements for collaboration, co-ordination and communication are, therefore, vital. Response encompasses the effort to deal not only with the direct effects of the emergency itself (eg. fighting fires, rescuing individuals) but also the indirect effects (eg. disruption, media interest). (Emergency Response and Recovery)
Recovery
The process of rebuilding, restoring and rehabilitating the community following an emergency. (Emergency Response and Recovery)
Definitions of other terms used in the guidance can be found in the Glossary.
The guidance consists of:
| Date | Update | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 26 August | New recovery case study template | New template and guidance notes produced to assist with the development of new case studies |
| 26 August | National Awards helpsheet | Information for those who wish to recognise a community member who has engaged with resilience and recovery work |
| 1 August | 3 new case studies | Camberwell (Lakanal) Fire, July 2009 |
| 14 April 2011 | 9 New Case Studies | Cumbria Floods 2009 |
| 31 January 2011 | Updated Topic Sheet: Environmental pollution and decontamination | New version of ‘New Strategic National Guidance: The decontamination of buildings, infrastructure and open environment exposed to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear materials |
| 14 January 2011 | Updated Topic Sheet: Training and Exercising | New Guidance on testing the handover from Response to Recovery exercising tool |
| 12 January 2011 | New case study: Environmental pollution and decontamination | Litvinenko Polonium incident, November 2006 |
During the period in which the National Recovery Guidance has been produced, there have been a number of emergencies that have involved extensive recovery operations and deepened our understanding of the topic. In particular, the lessons identified from the summer 2007 flooding and which resulted in the Pitt Review [external website], (published in June 2008), following which case studies were provided.
On publication, the information included in the guidance is accurate and up-to-date to the best of our knowledge, but if you spot something you believe to be an error, please contact Kathy Settle (kathy.settle@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk), Chair of the National Recovery Working Group.
The National Recovery Guidance will be periodically reviewed – once every three months – and updated as necessary. Additional case studies will be added as and when they are produced.
If there are any issues that you would like to be included in the guidance, or if you think that you could provide a relevant recovery case study, please email Kathy Settle (kathy.settle@cabinet-office.x.gsi.gov.uk).
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