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General business continuity advice

The main issue for businesses is how to ensure continuity in an emergency. Business continuity advice sets out how you can make sure your business is as prepared as it can be.

• General business continuity advice

Business guidance for specific disruptions

Find out how to deal with a loss of utitlites, communication, transport or staff in an emergency.

• Continuity guidance for businesses

Business benefits of planning for emergencies

Preparing for an emergency can benefit your business in a number of ways. Find out which areas of your business to look at and which steps to take.

• Business benefits of planning for emergencies

Business continuity case studies

Many businesses have already prepared to deal with emergencies. These case studies have been designed to help firms learn from the approaches adopted by similar businesses.

• Business continuity case studies

Business involvement in emergency planning

The government aims to develop civil protection policy in partnership with the business community. ‘Business involvement’ explains the structures that will help to achieve that.

• Business involvement in emergency planning

Support for businesses in preparing for emergencies

A number of sectors provide important services and advice to businesses before and after emergencies. Sources of support sets out background on some of these partners.

• Sources of support for businesses

You can get more detailed information on civil protection topics on the UK Resilience section of the Cabinet Office website.

• UK Resilience Opens new window