Publications

Nationally recognised standards to define the skills, knowledge and performance expected of those working in resilience and emergency roles. 

This report by the National Consortium for Societal Resilience explains the investments that individuals, communities, VCFSE organisations, local/central government, and businesses make in societal resilience. It describes how investing in societal resilience helps to lessen the impacts of a disruption.

The transport hazard summaries are concise fact sheets which explain the key natural hazards that pose a risk to transport and the impacts they can have across the road, rail, aviation and maritime sectors.

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly changing the way organisations approach resilience, crisis management, and emergency planning. From predicting risks and analysing complex data to improving coordination during disruptions, AI has the potential to strengthen decision-making when it matters most.

Our latest insight paper explores how organisations can responsibly harness AI to improve resilience while maintaining trust, accountability, and human judgement at the centre of decision-making.

Many organisations believe they’ve “covered” climate risk because they have flood response plans. But climate risk in 2026 is systemic. The third UK Climate Change Risk Assessment highlights increasing exposure to extreme heat, surface water flooding,  infrastructure stress, coastal change and water scarcity. Yet business continuity plans often remain hazard-specific. Find out 5 things you need to consider in this article by our Resilience Capability Lead Bhavick Valand.

Guidance on what local planners need to consider when developing flexible plans for evacuation and shelter.

Guidance for the identification, prioritsation, implementation, and embedding of lessons from exercises and emergencies

JESIP Joint Doctrine (Edition Three) continues to provide a common way of working together to save lives and reduce harm in an emergency.

The National Risk Register outlines the most serious risks facing the United Kingdom.