About us
The Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Local Resilience Forum was formed in 2005 in response to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. This act requires specific organisations across police areas to work together to prepare, respond and recover from different emergencies.
Aim and objectives
The aim of the LRF is to make sure that the duties stated in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA) are achieved within a multi-agency environment. These are to:
- co-operate with other local responders
- share information with other local responders
- assess the risk of emergencies in the area
- put in place business continuity management arrangements.
- put in place arrangements to warn, inform and advise the public in the event of an emergency.
- provide advice and assistance to businesses and voluntary organisations about business continuity
Please see the LRF constitution document about how this forum carries out its aim and objectives.
Members
The Civil Contingencies Act divides responding organisations into two categories:
Category 1 responders – the organisations at the core of the response
Category 2 responders – the “co-operating bodies” that are less likely to be involved in the core planning work but may be heavily involved in incidents.
Click on the following link for the member organisations LRF Partners
Legislation
Members of the forum are governed by key pieces of legislation:
- Civil Contingencies Act 2004
- Control of Major Accidents Hazard Regulations 1999 (COMAH (as amended 2005 & 2008)
- Pipeline Safety Regulations 1996 (PSR)
- Radiation Emergency Preparedness and Public Information Regulations 2001 (REPIR)
- Nuclear Installations Act 1965
- Safety at Sports Grounds Act 1975
- Fire Safety and Safety of Places of Sport Act 1987
- Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
See the following link for Legislation.
