Civil Contingencies act 2004

Question 1

what year was the civil contingencies act introduced?

Answer 1

2004

Question 2

what is the civil contingencies act?

Answer 2

• act was designed as a framework for emergency planning and response ranging from local to national level
• act was created in response terrorist attacks and instructs us when there is an emergency

Question 3

who does the civil contingencies act 2004 support?

Answer 3

supports both service users and the care staff as it is there to ensure that there is appropriate strategies in place in case of an emergency e.g. terrorist attack

Question 4

what are the main principles of the civil contingencies act 2004?

Answer 4

• act sets out how organisations must work together to plan and respond to local and national emergencies
• it establishes how organisations can work together to share information
• it requires that risk assessments are undertaken and emergency plans are put in place

Question 5

what are the purposes of the act? 2 parts

Answer 5

part 1: establishes a clear set of roles and responsibilities for local responders
part 2: establishes a threshold that events or situations would need to meet to constitute as ‘an emergency’ and to trigger the duties in part 1 of the act

Question 6

what are the 2 categories that the act divides local responders into?

Answer 6

• category 1 responders: are those organisations at the core of emergency response e.g. emergency services, local authorities
  category 2 responders: less likely to be involved in planning, will be heavily involved in incidents that affects their sector, have lesser duties e.g. health and safety executive and utility companies

Question 7

how does civil contingencies act 2004 promote safety, security in HSC and CC settings?

Answer 7

• this act sets out how organisations must work together to plan and respond to local and national emergencies
• it establishes how organisations, such as emergency services, local authorities and health bodies, can work together and share information
• it requires that risk assessments are undertaken and emergency plans are put in place