Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 15889

Community Development: Finance

Tabled: 25 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024

Question

Ian Roome

Liberal DemocratNorth Devon

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason funding for community resilience is not a statutory duty with accompanying funding in England and Wales.

Answer

Ms Abena Oppong-Asare
The Civil Contingencies Act and accompanying non-legislative measures deliver a single framework for civil protection in the UK. The Government has a legal obligation to review the Act every five years. The most recent Review was published in March 2022 a...

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