Nearly one in five businesses suffer a major
disruption every year. Yours could be next. Past experience has
shown that organisations with Business Continuity arrangements in
place are more likely to stay in business and recover quickly in
the event of an emergency than those that do not.
Developing a business continuity plan will help you manage the
risks to your organisation to ensure that you can continue to
operate to a pre-determined minimum level in the event of a
disruption. This will enable you to continue to
operate during and following an emergency.
What is Business Continuity Management?
Business Continuity Management is a process that helps you to
manage the risks to a smooth running of an organisation or delivery
of service. These risks could be external, such as a power failure
or severe weather, or they could be internal, such as a systems
failure or high staff absenteeism. The process can be applied
equally to private businesses or the voluntary sector.
The following documents offer detailed information on how to
implement Business Continuity in your business/organisation
North Yorkshire Local Resilience Forum
- The North Yorkshire Resilience Forum prepares and
delivers plans to deal with emergencies across the county. The
Forum is made up of executive officers from the emergency services,
health agencies, Environment Agency and local authorities. There
are Resilience Forums all over the country based on police
geographical boundaries.
Want to know more?
For Business Continuity Planning advice in the Harrogate district
contact
emergency.planning@harrogate.gov.uk
or telephone 01423 556014.