Local Resilience Forum
What is the Local Resilience Forum (LRF)?
The Local Resilience Forum brings together all agencies with a significant role to play in responding to and recovery from the effect of emergencies, and was formed to meet the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.
The Civil Contingencies Act defines emergencies as: Any event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the United Kingdom, the environment of a place in the United Kingdom, or war, or terrorism, which threatens serious damage to the security of the United Kingdom.
The agencies involved in the LRF are the four South Yorkshire Local Authorities, the Police, Fire and Rescue Service, Ambulance Service, the Environment Agency, the Strategic Health Authority, the NHS trusts working in South Yorkshire and the Health Protection Agency. These are classified as Category 1 Responders.
There are also other agencies and partners who are classified as Category 2 Responders, such as Transport, Airports, Utility Companies and Voluntary Agencies, all of whom may be involved in responding to and recovery from emergency situations.
These Category 1 and 2 responders work together under the remit of the SYLRF to minimise community risk and where emergencies occur respond collectively in the most appropriate manner.
How does the Local Resilience Forum work?
The Forum membership consists of the Chief Executives of all the agencies in South Yorkshire, eg local authorities, police, fire, ambulance, environment agency, health protection agency, etc. It is chaired by the Chief Constable and meets on a quarterly basis.
There are various sub-groups whose work is designated to them by the LRF. A brief description of some of the groups is available by using the links below.
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Risk Group
The Risk Group is a sub-group of the LRF which has looked at the main risks facing residents in South Yorkshire. If you use the link below you will access further information and the South Yorkshire Community Risk Register.
Exercise Group
Use the link below to access further details.
Voluntary Agencies
The Voluntary Agencies work closely with all partner agencies across South Yorkshire, assisting in emergency situations and in exercising and training events to ensure that contingency plans are effective. Further information is available on the link below. You can also access individual voluntary agencies websites via the appropriate logos at the foot of this page.
