How do we move from identifying lessons to ensuring they’re learnt and embedded into practice?
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VCS Emergencies Partnership and London Communities Emergencies Partnership joint response to Phase Two report of Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry.
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The UK government’s new Emergency Alerts system is now live. The system will enable people to be contacted via their mobile phone when lives are in danger. It will be used to warn you in the event of emergencies, such as severe flooding.
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When an emergency strikes it can be anything from hyperlocal to regional, national to global and this means that the number and demographic of people affected can also vary greatly. It is vital that there is diversity in emergency planning and preparedness to represent the different communities who may be affected and therefore try to reduce the disproportionate impacts within society.
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The British Red Cross’ report, Ready for the future: meeting people’s needs in an emergency, looks at whether the current systems, structures and legislation around emergencies in the UK are people-centred and effective in an emergency.
The research highlights where change is needed and offers recommendations for improvement across seven themes.
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