Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 18846
Emergencies: Voluntary Organisations
Tabled: 14 July 2026
Answered: 28 July 2026
Question
Gordon McKee
Labour — Glasgow South
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps the Government is taking to involve voluntary, community and faith organisations in local and national emergency preparedness exercises.
Answer
Dan JarvisThe Cabinet Office recognises the valuable role that the voluntary, community and faith sector (VCFS) can play in all aspects of resilience. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 requires local Category 1 responders ‘to have regard’ to the activities of volunt...
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