{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2005/2042",
  "legislation_title": "The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) Regulations 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/civil-contingencies-act-2004-contingency-planning-regulations-2005",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Protocols",
  "text": "(1) In order to facilitate co-operation under regulation 4 or 6, general responders may enter into protocols with each other.\n(2) In order to facilitate co-operation under regulation 5 or under a provision in regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under Part 1 which imposes an analogous duty on Scottish Category 1 responders or Scottish Category 2 responders, general responders may enter into protocols with Scottish Category 1 responders.\n(3) Such protocols may in particular include provisions which relate to –\n(a) the timing of co-operation;\n(b) the form of co-operation;\n(c) contact details for the individuals who are to be involved in the co-operation.\n(4) A protocol which facilitates co-operation under regulation 4 may in particular include provision relating to the performance of a general Category 2 responder’s duty under—\n(a) regulation 4(2) (duty to co-operate);\n(b) regulation 4(9) (duty to attend meetings of local resilience forums); and\n(c) Part 8 (information).\n(5) Where a protocol entered into by a general Category 2 responder and all general Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in respect of a particular local resilience area includes any of the provision set out in paragraph (4), the general Category 2 responder’s duties under regulation 4 or 49 as appropriate in respect of that local resilience area shall be varied to the extent specified in the protocol.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Reg. 7(4)(5) inserted (1.4.2012) by The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 (S.I. 2012/624), regs. 1, 5"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2005/2042/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:55:06.271527+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}