Regulation 17 Community risk register – Scotland

As part of the strategic co-ordinating group, general Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in a particular local resilience area in Scotland must co-operate with the other Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in that local resilience area in maintaining a register (“the community risk register”) of the assessments carried out by each Category 1 responder under section 2(1)(a).

For the purpose of complying with paragraph (1), each general Category 1 responder must, subject to paragraph (3), from time to time inform the other Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in that local resilience area of the assessments carried out by it under section 2(1)(a).

Paragraph (2) does not apply to the extent that an assessment carried out by a general Category 1 responder contains sensitive information and the general Category 1 responder has reasonable grounds to believe that informing the other Category 1 responders of the assessment would –

In performing its duties under section 2(1)(a) and (b), a general Category 1 responder which has functions which are exercisable in Scotland must have regard to any relevant community risk register maintained under this regulation.