Reports
Preparing for a Loss of Position and Timing
02 October 2023For the first time, the UK’s 2023 National Risk Register (NRR) includes a section on the risks from a loss of positioning and timing services. The previous NRR only highlighted… Read more
Building Confidence in the Future
30 August 2023Perennial questions for national resilience include: ‘What does resilience look like?’, ‘How resilient do we need to be?’ and ‘How do we know we’re doing enough?’. The imperative for strengthening… Read more
Operationalising Societal Resilience as a Local Resilience Capability
28 April 2023This Operationalising Societal Resilience as a Local Resilience Capability report, authored by Dr Judy Scully, Professor Duncan Shaw and David Powell (Alliance Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, UK and… Read more
International Models of Emergency Management Involving Civil Society
02 February 2023The National Preparedness Commission commissioned an 18 month research programme entitled ‘Towards a Resilient Democracy’, funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust. The fourth in a series of reports by Dr… Read more
Elephant in the Room
15 December 2022The National Preparedness Commission and the BCS IT Leaders Forum, a Specialist Group from BCS (The Chartered Institute for IT) held a Roundtable chaired by NPC Chair, Lord Toby Harris,… Read more
Communicating Effectively with the Public During a Crisis: A Literature Review
25 November 2022As part of a body of research funded by JRSS Charitable Trust, researchers at Alliance Manchester Business School and the National Consortium for Societal Resilience [UK+] have carried out a… Read more
Societal Resilience Initiatives During Covid-19
05 July 2022In March 2020, Covid-19 plunged us all into a new reality that tested the resilience of each of us. In a study funded by the JRSST Charitable Trust, Dr Judy… Read more
Independent Review of the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act
23 March 2022The National Preparedness Commission has published its Independent Review of the 2004 Civil Contingencies Act and its supporting arrangements. The Review was prepared by a team of experts in the… Read more
The Data-sharing Imperative: Lessons from the Pandemic
10 January 2022The Covid-19 pandemic led the UK shutting down in March 2020. This paper, by Dr Andrea Simmons, explains how improved data sharing would have enabled better delivery of services to… Read more
Enhancing Warnings
07 January 2022This report by Dr Carina Fearnley and Professor Ilan Kelman from the UCL Warning Research Centre offers insights into what warnings are and how they can better support actions for… Read more