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Business continuity - Do you have a plan?
Could your business survive a serious crisis?
- More than 50% of companies who have a Business Continuity Plan and are hit by disaster, remain in business!
- Do you know and understand the major threats and risks to your business operations?
- Do your preparations address the critical emergency functions of planning, mitigation, response and recovery?
- Do you have a Business Continuity Plan, and is it integrated with normal business operations?
- Have you audited and exercised your emergency preparedness?
- Can you alert response teams in a crisis?
- Could you deal with the media during a crisis?
Ask yourself a question ...
- Could your business safely handle a major crisis to its operations now?
What you can do next ...
If you have been inspired to consider developing a Continuity Plan for your Business, start immediately.
Write yourself a realistic plan based on the good advice guidelines in the Sussex Local Authority Emergency Planning Group (SLAEPG) Business Continuity Advice document below.
A downloadable blank template is also available below. By following this template you can develop a simple business continuity plan that will be invaluable if your business suffers from an emergency.
Local Authorities have a responsibility under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 to provide general advice and assistance to the business and voluntary sector communities. They may be able to provide specific advice, for which a charge may apply, but this should be taken up with your local Council on an individual basis. SLAEPG would recommend you contact one of the organisations identified below who can put you in touch with a consultant for specific advice.
For further information
Adur DC and Worthing BC have a joint Business Continuity Plan which is available for you to read below :
You may be able to find more advice and information on these external websites :
- Business Continuity Institute website (www.thebci.org)
- Emergency Planning Society website (www.the-eps.org)
- The Institute of Risk Management website (www.theirm.org)
- MI5 Advice website (www.mi5.gov.uk)
- Preparing for Emergencies website (www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Dealingwithemergencies/Preparingforemergencies/index.htm)
- Sussex Resilience Forum (www.sussexemergency.info)
- UK Resilience (www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience)
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