June 15, 2015
Dear Members
The EPS is pleased to support the inaugural Forensic Science in Defence and Security Symposium which is being held on Thursday 17th and Friday 18th September 2015, at 10:00 at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, Shrivenham, Wiltshire, SN6 8LA
Overview
The event is organized and run by Symposia at Shrivenham on behalf of the Cranfield Forensics Institute in partnership with the Chartered Society of Forensic...
June 1, 2015
Dear Members
80 years ago today, 1st June 1935, the compulsory driving test was introduced in Great Britain. Since then, it’s helped save thousands of lives.
The first car and driving licences were introduced in Great Britain in 1903, although it wasn’t until 1 June 1935 that a compulsory driving test was introduced
To mark this milestone, the UK's Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has put together:
an illustrated history of...
June 1, 2015
Dear Members
Many of you will be aware of the COMAH regulations, which have been in force since 1999. Today, 1st June, new regulations are in force in Great Britain. The new regulations are known as The Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 2015 (Statutory Instrument 2015 No. 483).
In brief, COMAH refers to regulations to prevent major accidents involving dangerous substances, and limit consequences to people and the e...
May 28, 2015
The Heatwave Plan for England was released on 20th May 2015. The Met Office will issue Heatwave Alerts from 1 June to 15 September 2015.
The plan is a key component of emergency planning and is increasingly relevant in adapting to climate change. It provides advice for professionals, organisations, and individuals to enable them to plan for and respond to heatwaves in England.
A copy of the plan and its associated supporting...
March 28, 2015
The EPS has been invited to take part in a major discussion on the future of drones, and will be joining the round table discussion on Wednesday 10 June.
They will be joining top speakers at the event, who include:
Air Vice Marshal Edward Stringer, ACDS [Ops] MoD, Assistant Chief Constable Richard Berry, the police counter-drones expert, Professor Keith Hayward, Mr Paul Cremin, Professor Noel Sharkeyand Dr Julian Lewis MP, def...
March 25, 2015
Dear Members
The UK Government (Department for Communities and Local Government) has this week published a short seven-page guidance document for local communities entitled 'Celebrating with bonfires and fireworks'. It provides brief practical advice for communities who wish to organise local celebrations, and also supplies links to further information at other websites.
The document can be downloaded at:
https://www.gov.uk/go...
March 23, 2015
Dear Members
Today, the UK Government published a policy paper 'UK cyber security: the role of insurance in managing and mitigating the risk'. The document can be downloaded using the following link, or by going to the 'Resources' section of the EPS website:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/uk-cyber-security-the-role-of-insurance
The report, which has been produced jointly by HM Government and Marsh, one of the UK's...
March 23, 2015
Dear Members
Today, the UK House of Lords will debate the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015, which are made under the UK's Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015.
The Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 states that ‘specified authorities’, for example, local authorities, schools, universities, the health sector and the Police, should be...
March 22, 2015
Dear Members
The 8th Annual CBRNe World Congress and Exhibition is being held between 27-29 October 2015, at the Rosen Plaza Hotel, Orlando Florida, USA. For more information and to register, please visit www.cbrneworld.com/convergence2015.
The theme for the 2015 event is: Growing closer, staying distinct: merging civilian and military response to CBRN and IED threats.'
If you wish to register for a free hard copy of the CBRN...
March 22, 2015
Dear Members
The Business Continuity Institute (BCI) has just published its March 2015 document, 'The BCI Guide to Exercising Your Business Continuity Plan.'
The free, 20-page, document can be downloaded from the BCI website by following this link and registering your details: http://www.thebci.org/index.php/exercising-your-business-continuity-plan
Best wishes
Tony Thompson
Chair
The Emergency Planning Society
www.the-eps.org