As well as helpfully moving the reader on from seeing the voluntary and community sector as a two-dimensional homogenous group, the report talks through the powerful range of skills and capabilities the sector offers in resilience and, quite rightly, calls for civil society’s role not just to be seen as a nice to have, but as a piece of ‘critical national infrastructure’ that attracts respect, involvement and Government investment.
Read MoreHow do we move from identifying lessons to ensuring they’re learnt and embedded into practice?
Read MoreVCS Emergencies Partnership and London Communities Emergencies Partnership joint response to Phase Two report of Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.
Read MoreThe UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live. The system will enable people to be contacted via their mobile phone when lives are in danger. It will be used to warn you in the event of emergencies, such as severe flooding.
Read MoreWhen an emergency strikes it can be anything from hyperlocal to regional, national to global and this means that the number and demographic of people affected can also vary greatly. It is vital that there is diversity in emergency planning and preparedness to represent the different communities who may be affected and therefore try to reduce the disproportionate impacts within society.
Read MoreThe British Red Cross’ report, Ready for the future: meeting people’s needs in an emergency, looks at whether the current systems, structures and legislation around emergencies in the UK are people-centred and effective in an emergency.
The research highlights where change is needed and offers recommendations for improvement across seven themes.
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