This session on Tackling Inequality will draw lessons and recommendations from responses across the sector where the impact of emergencies can disproportionately hit certain groups harder than others.

This session will focus on the relationships between LRFs and VCS organisations as we spotlight three areas of good practice and explore where strong LRF-VCS working relationships are having a positive impact on both emergency planning and response, as well as community resilience.

Join us to explore an emergencies focus of what the picture of volunteering in 2023 looks like, as we navigate coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic through a cost-of-living crisis, traditional volunteering is changing and organisations need to be adaptive and reactive to the changes.

Rachel Almeida, Asst Director of Victim Support will speak on the work they do supporting people impacted by terror attacks, sharing lessons that can be applied to wider major incident response.

Explore what local delivery of the government National Resilience Framework might look like, as we summarise the frameworks' key takeaways for the sector.

As the UK sees a surge in the setup of warm spaces to help negate the impact of the cold weather and cost of living increases, we are hosting a panel discussion which will explore good practice and lessons drawn from the last few months.

Every two years the Cabinet Office reviews and updates the National Risk Register. This session will help delegates get a better understanding of the NRR and formulate their own actions from it.

Exploring the recurring problem of surplus donated goods at times of emergency, we have a collective responsibility in tackling it and changing the culture of public giving.

Building on the discussions at the July capability event, this time we seek to explore what organisations are doing differently in light of the crisis. Selina Rodrigues from CommUNITY Barnet will talk about the formation of the London borough’s cost-of-Living Task and Finish group, formed after last quarters meeting. The VCS Emergencies Partnership Knowledge & Insights Lead will share collated data from across the sector followed by some discussion and examples of how organisations are using data to inform their action.