The Civil Contingencies Act (2004) requires the Bedfordshire Local Resilience Forum (BLRF) to produce a Community Risk Register as part of our wider work in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies.
The register covers all risks and all the plans and controls we have in place to protect the community of Bedfordshire.
This risk information only covers non-malicious risks, but not any risks of a more sensitive nature (e.g. terrorist incidents). Our risk assessment work does cover these types of risks, but because the information is highly sensitive and could be misused, we will not publish specific details.
What is the definition of an emergency?
The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA) describes an emergency as:
- an event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom
- an event or situation which threatens serious damage to the environment of a place in the United Kingdom
- war or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to the security of the United Kingdom
What are the risks for Bedfordshire?
The Government identifies 79 potential risks that have to be assessed by BLRF. Those outlined below are local risks that are considered to be those with the highest likelihood and potential impact for Bedfordshire.