Podcasts

Resilience in the Round: Podcast 2

More than a Meeting: COBR in the National Resilience Context

In this second episode of the UKRA’s new podcast, we welcome the Director of Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR)*, Roger Hargreaves, into the Round to discuss the UK’s central government arrangements for responding to serious domestic and international crises.

Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms (COBR) is the Cabinet Office-led mechanism for co‑ordinating UK central government’s acute response to emergencies. The acronym refers to both the physical meeting facilities that COBR maintain for hosting high-level committee meetings, and the central government arrangements for responding to serious domestic and international crises*.

The conversation between Roger and our Head of Thought Leadership, Lianna Roast, offers an insightful overview of COBR’s structural role and functional remit within government, and beyond in the wider, national resilience context.

Packed with professional insights that underscore the critical role of local resilience partners in a national crisis response, and personal reflections on how the UKs central crisis response has evolved in recent years, this episode is one you will not want miss.

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* For more detailed information on UK central government’s crisis response, including information for resilience partners on the activation and operation of COBR, please refer to The Amber Book on gov.uk