Division III Business continuity planning as referred to in Article 4(2)(c) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU

United Kingdom

In line with Article 4(2) of Decision No 1082/2013/EU the obligation to provide information shall only apply if such measures or arrangements are in place or are provided for as part of national preparedness and response planning.

Business continuity planning refers to the management processes and integrated plans that maintain the continuity of an organisation's critical processes — those processes which enable a business to deliver critical services or products — in the case of a disruptive event. Business continuity encompasses all aspects of an organisation that play a role in sustaining critical processes, namely: people, premises, suppliers, technologies, data, etc. A business impact analysis (BIA) predicts the consequences of disruption of a business function and process and gathers information needed to develop recovery strategies.

13.1	Are there national business continuity plans in place aimed at ensuring the continuous delivery of critical services and products in the event of an emergency associated with serious cross-border threats to health as defined by Decision 1082/2013/EU?			yes	no	not known
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13.2	Are these national business continuity plans generic (see question 14) or specific (see question 15)?

14.1	Which health services do the generic plans address? Please indicate below.			yes	no	not known
14.1.1	primary health service
14.1.2	hospitals
14.1.3	other services, please specify

14.2	If yes, which non-health sectors considered critical do these plans address?
14.2.1	energy
14.2.2	information communication technology
14.2.3	transport
14.2.4	water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services
14.2.5	agriculture including the veterinary sector
14.2.6	food safety
14.2.7	food supply
14.2.8	chemical industry
14.2.9	industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector
14.2.10	security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services
14.2.11	local environmental services
14.2.12	funeral services
14.2.13	military
14.2.14	civil protection
14.2.15	administration and government units
14.2.16	scientific facilities
14.2.17	cultural and media facilities
14.2.18	voluntary sector
14.2.19	other sectors, please specify

14.3	If yes, which of the following elements are included?	yes	If yes, please describe		no	not known
14.3.1	business impact analysis
14.3.2	prioritisation of critical services and functions through risk assessment to benefit from medical interventions
14.3.3	training, exercising, evaluating, updating, validating
14.3.4	identification of the personnel vital to maintain critical functions,dealing with staff absenteeism to minimise its impact on critical functions
14.3.5	providing clear command structures, delegations of authority and orders of succession
14.3.6	assessing the need to stockpile strategic reserves of supplies, material and equipment
14.3.7	identification of units, departments or services that could be downsized or closed
14.3.8	assigning and training alternative staff for critical posts
14.3.9	considering and testing ways of reducing societal disruption (e.g. telecommuting or working from home and reducing the number of physical meetings and travel)
14.3.10	planning for the need for social services support for essential workers
14.3.11	planning for the need for psychosocial support services to help workers remain effective
14.3.12	planning for the recovery phase
14.3.13	other element(s), please specify

15.1	Which specific serious cross-border threats to health do the specific plans address? Please indicate below in accordance with Article 2 of Decision 1082/2013/EU.

15.2	Which health services do these plans address? Please indicate below			yes	no	not known
15.2.1	primary health service
15.2.2	hospitals
15.2.3	other services, please specify

15.3	If yes, which non-health sectors considered critical do these plans address?
15.3.1	energy
15.3.2	information communication technology
15.3.3	transport
15.3.4	water for healthcare facilities, pharmaceutical operations, sanitation services
15.3.5	agriculture including the veterinary sector
15.3.6	food safety
15.3.7	food supply
15.3.8	chemical industry
15.3.9	industry providing pharmaceuticals and other consumables for the healthcare sector
15.3.10	security and emergencies police, fire services and ambulance services
15.3.11	local environmental services
15.3.12	funeral services
15.3.13	military
15.3.14	civil protection
15.3.15	administration and government units
15.3.16	scientific facilities
15.3.17	cultural and media facilities
15.3.18	voluntary sector
15.3.19	other sectors, please specify

15.4	If yes, which of the following elements are included?	yes	If yes, please describe		no	not known
15.4.1	business impact analysis
15.4.2	prioritisation of critical services and functions through risk assessment to benefit from medical interventions
15.4.3	training, exercising, evaluating, updating, validating
15.4.4	identification of the personnel vital to maintain critical functions,dealing with staff absenteeism to minimise its impact on critical functions
15.4.5	providing clear command structures, delegations of authority and orders of succession
15.4.6	assessing the need to stockpile strategic reserves of supplies, material and equipment
15.4.7	identification of units, departments or services that could be downsized or closed
15.4.8	assigning and training alternative staff for critical posts
15.4.9	considering and testing ways of reducing societal disruption (e.g. telecommuting or working from home and reducing the number of physical meetings and travel)
15.4.10	planning for the need for social services support for essential workers
15.4.11	planning for the need for psychosocial support services to help workers remain effective
15.4.12	planning for the recovery phase
15.4.13	other element(s), please specify

16	Are there business continuity plans for Points of Entry as referred to in the IHR?			yes	no	not known
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17	Please list — where you consider appropriate — any comments or clarifications to the questions above and list any relevant activities that your country has conducted (additional pages may be attached if necessary):