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The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR)

The Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) engages closely with all business, and provides a range of information and advice on business issues, including to small businesses through business. Additionally, the BERR is the lead government department for coordinating the response to emergencies affecting the oil, gas, electricity or telecommunications sectors.

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HM Treasury

HM Treasury is the lead government department for emergencies affecting the financial sector. The Financial Sector Continuity website, which is run jointly by the UK's tripartite financial authorities (HM Treasury, the Bank of England and the Financial Services Authority), provides a central point of information about work on continuity planning that is relevant to the UK's financial sector.

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The Security Service (MI5)

The Security Service (MI5) provides information on the current major threats to UK security and practical advice to help businesses and organisations to protect against them.

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The Department for Transport

The Department for Transport's Transport Security team is responsible for ensuring the security of the travelling public and people employed in the transport sector. They provide information for the aviation, land transport and maritime sectors.

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The London Resilience Team

The London Resilience Team provides information for businesses through the London Prepared website. This includes sections with advice on business continuity and risk management.

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The Environment Agency

The Environment Agency provides information to the public and businesses to help prepare those who are at risk from flooding.

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The Emergency Planning College

The Emergency Planning College which is part of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat in the Cabinet Office, is the government's centre for running courses on an inter-agency basis in the field of crisis management and emergency planning.

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Business continuity organisations

The British Standards Institute (BSI)

The British Standards Institute (BSI) has launched a Risk Management and Business Continuity Management Technical Standards Committee. The BSI Committee's task will be to develop national best practice documents to provide guidance for business on how best to manage risk and business continuity. The BSI has published a Publicly Available Specification on Business Continuity Management (PAS 56), which will be superceded by the new standard.

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The Business Continuity Institute (BCI)

The Business Continuity Institute (BCI)  enables members to obtain guidance and support from fellow business continuity practitioners.

The Continuity Forum

The Continuity Forum was established to support and develop a range of resources for Continuity Professionals within the Business Community.

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Continuity Central

Continuity Central provides a business continuity information resource website.

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The Institute of Risk Management

The Institute of Risk Management is risk management's professional education body.

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Business representative organisations

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI)

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) aims to help create and sustain the conditions in which businesses in the United Kingdom can compete and prosper for the benefit of all.

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)

The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) works to promote and protect the interests of the self-employed and owners of small firms.

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The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC)

The British Chamber of Commerce (BCC)  comprise a national network of quality-accredited Chambers of Commerce. Accredited Chambers seek to represent the interests and support the competitiveness and growth of all business in their communities and regions.

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The Forum of Private Business (FPB)

The Forum of Private Business (FPB) is a lobbying group on behalf of small and medium size enterprises (SMEs).

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The British Retail Consortium (BRC)

The British Retail Consortium (BRC) is a trade association representing the whole range of retailers, from the large multiples and department stores through to independents.

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The Institute of Directors

The Institute of Directors  provides a professional network spanning the whole range of international business leadership.

The Association of British Insurers (ABI)

The Association of British Insurers (ABI) represents the collective interests of the UK's insurance industry.

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The British Bankers' Association (BBA)

The British Bankers' Association (BBA) is the principal trade association for banks operating in the UK. The BBA publishes information on business continuity for the financial sector.

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The Energy Networks Association (ENA)

The Energy Networks Association (ENA) represents the energy networks sector - UK gas and electricity transmission and distribution licence holders.

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Water UK

Water UK is the industry association that represents all UK water and wastewater service providers at national and European level.

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The British Computer Society

The British Computer Society is a representative body for those working in IT.

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