Policy paper

Strategic framework and policy statement on improving the resilience of critical infrastructure to disruption from natural hazards

This statement establishes a cross-sector programme to improve the resilience of essential services to disruption from natural hazards.

• From: Cabinet Office
• Published: 1 March 2010

This was published under the 2007 to 2010 Brown Labour government

Documents

Strategic Framework & Policy Statement on Improving the Resilience of Critical Infrastructure to Disruption from Natural Hazards

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Summary of the consultation responses

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This Strategic Framework and Policy Statement establishes a cross-sector programme to improve the resilience of critical infrastructure and essential services to disruption from natural hazards.

The purpose is to develop a shared, consistent, proportionate and risk-based approach to delivering reductions in vulnerability over a number of years, as envisaged by Sir Michael Pitt in his reports on the floods of summer 2007.

This Framework is primarily directed at central government departments, regulators, relevant public sector bodies and critical infrastructure owners. It describes the policy intent, scope, aims, work streams and timescales of the Critical Infrastructure Resilience Programme.

The Cabinet Office consulted government, regulators, industry and emergency response practitioners on the draft of this framework. A summary of the consultation responses is also available to download.

Published March 2010.

Published 1 March 2010