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A brief critique of UK emergency arrangements in the light of the Covid-19 crisis

Disaster Planning and Emergency Management

The 2004 Civil Contingencies Act has been sidelined throughout the Coronavirus disaster. A gulf has therefore developed between plans and the ability to activate them. We should acknowledge that they require a proper, fully articulated structure and a system to manage them, backed by renewed national legislation.