Useful Websites

For more information on how to implement BCM in your business or organisation, see the following websites:

The Business Continuity Institute's website www.thebci.org, register of BCM consultants, plus the Good Practice Guidelines, a document which is widely accepted and used and which is in line with the new British Standard for Business Continuity, BS25999-1.  They also have a pocket size Good Practice Guidelines which is a very concise 2 page document, giving an overview of the BCM process. 

UK Resilience website: www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/ukresilience, further information on the Civil Contingencies Act and downloadable documents. 

Government Office West Midlands: www.go-wm.gov.uk, Government Agency information on Civil Contingencies and preparing for emergencies for the West Midlands area. 

MI5: www.mi5.gov.uk, security advice - how to protect your business or organisation against security threats, etc. 

Preparing for Emergencies: www.direct.gov.uk/preparingforemergencies, wide ranging advice to businesses and organisation to help prepare for emergencies, including some case studies of a range of organisations with regard to their approach to BCM and how it has helped them in the past. 

London Prepared: www.londonprepared.gov.uk/business/businesscont/index.htm, although London-based, a very user-friendly site with many good tools for BCM planning and generic advice. 

The Continuity Forum: www.continuityforum.org.uk, good forum for keeping abreast with current BCM issues including forthcoming events and conferences. 

Continuity Central: www.continuitycentral.com, a site with a bit of everything, tools, articles, advice, news and events. 

There are also several business forums which hold some good business advice, such as Business Link.

Norfolk County Council: www.normit.org, BCM advice and templates, etc.

For more information please contact Staffordshire Civil Contingencies Unit at ccu@staffordshirefire.gov.uk or ring us on 01785 898618. 

Thanks to Sunderland City Council for material for this page. 

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