Integrated Contingency Management HNC

What is the purpose of this module?
The purpose of this module is to equip the student with a knowledge and understanding of the legal framework, and regulatory structures that govern the discipline of the management of contingencies and emergencies in the context of civil protection.
What are the aims?
To develop an awareness of the legislation pertaining to contingency management, including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 in order to facilitate effective working, with a clear set of skills and responsibilities, within the legal frameworks currently in existence.
What are the Learning Outcomes?
1. Implement the provision of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 in the context of own employment/project.
2. Identify and describe the relevance of other legislation/regulations to civil protection issues
3. Demonstrate awareness of the effect of legislation on other category 1 responders
What is the syllabus?
· Role of statutory and non-statutory bodies
· Civil Contingencies Act
· Regulatory issues
· Civil liberties
· Criminal legislation

Lawyers are seemingly very clever people. How do these fit so much information into such a small space? The answer is an old legal dictum - it's not what you know, but knowing where to find it that counts.
The bootom line with law is legislation - whether from an institution within the European Union, or from our own Parliament. It is the legislation that is the primary source.
So, go to http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2004/20040036.htm for the full text of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. For explanatory notes, go to http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/en2004/2004en36.htm
For a left-field critique, go to http://www.spy.org.uk/cgi-bin/civilcontingencies.pl
For an insiders view (Cabinet Secretariat) go to http://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.ukresilience.info/est.pdf
Confused? See http://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.ukresilience.info/err_ann_01a.pdf for a simple overview. You should know this backwards.
The primary web based resource to support those who work in the Disaster Industry is http://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/. You should review this website at regular intervals.
For a more localised view, go to http://www.gos.gov.uk/gosw/emergencies/?a=42496
And for Sunday afternoon reading see Civil Protection News at http://www.ukresilience.gov.uk/upload/assets/www.ukresilience.info/civilnews2