Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

FEBRUARY 21, 2021

In the case of coronavirus, the medical profession has taken control of the agenda, yet most of the failings--and there are many--refer to civil protection issues: communications, logistics, coordination. The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act has been sidelined throughout the Coronavirus disaster. Moreover, it is inclusive.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Every country needs a law that specifies the nature of the civil protection system and the basic details of how it works. In the UK this is the Civil Contingencies Act of November 2004. He went on to promulgate a law, the Coronavirus Act of March 2020, that is perhaps even more 'extreme', although mitigated by its incomprehensibility.

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Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

MAY 6, 2024

The Civil Contingencies Act of 2004 is of debatable value, as evidenced by the fact that it was in effect abandoned during the Covid-19 pandemic emergency. In these countries responsibility for coordinating local emergency actions is delegated to the regions. Command and control are being replaced by coordination and collaboration.

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