Introduction
The Local Resilience Forum (LRF), a multi-agency group, is committed to making Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland a safer place by ensuring that partner agencies can respond effectively when incidents do occur.
The aim of the LRF is to ensure effective delivery of the duties identified under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 in a multi-agency environment. In particular, the LRF process aims to deliver:
the compilation of agreed risk profiles for the Local Resilience Area through a Community Risk Register;
a systematic, planned and co-ordinated approach to encourage Category 1 Responders, according to their functions, to address all aspects of policy in relation to:
- risk;
- planning for emergencies;
- planning for business continuity management;
- publishing information about risk assessments and plans;
- arrangements to warn and inform the public, and
- other aspects of the civil protection duty, including the promotion of business continuity management by local authorities;support for the preparation by all or some of its members of multi-agency plans and other documents, including protocols and agreements, and
the co-ordination of multi-agency exercises and other training events.
Members
The LRF consists of Category 1 Responders - namely the three emergency services, ten local authorities, two primary care trusts, local acute health trusts, the Health Protection Agency and the Environment Agency. Other partners in the LRF include the Government Office for the East Midlands (GOEM), the Military’s Joint Regional Liaison Officer and Utility, Transport and Voluntary Organisations.
Constitution Document
The Constitution Document explains how the Local Resilience Forum partners work together.