Emergencies

The Council has seven specific duties in preparing for and responding to emergencies:

1. A duty to assess risk and prepare a Community Risk Register
2. A duty to maintain Emergency Plans
3. A duty to maintain Business Continuity Plans, which set out how the Council will maintain services during an emergency incident
4. A duty to promote business continuity 
5. A duty to communicate with the public 
6. A duty to share information
7.  A duty to co-operate

Tayside Local Resilience Partnership (LRP)

The Tayside LRP, which forms part of the wider North of Scotland Regional Resilience Partnership (NSRRP), consists of Angus Council, Dundee City Council, Perth & Kinross Council, Scottish Ambulance Service, Police Scotland, Scottish Fire and Rescue, National Health Service, Maritime & Coastguard Agency, Scottish Environment Protection Agency. 

The Scottish Government guidance on preparing for emergencies (Preparing Scotland) places a greater emphasis on the three Regional Resilience Partnerships and Local Resilience Partnerships to co-operate and share information. 

The basic principle applied in Scotland and the UK is of local management of incidents. The three RRP's in Scotland, led by the Assistant Chief Constable and Local Authority Chief Executives, make detailed plans for all types of incidents in their area which are exercised regularly and experience of dealing with different types of emergencies is shared between partners.