Assessment

We consider the likelihood of a range of events occurring and their impact.

Each hazard is risk assessed to:

• Determine the likelihood of it occurring.
• The impact on our society if it did occur.

Each is given a priority rating and emergency responders consider if they have adequate controls in place to deal with the emergency event or whether additional controls are needed.

This helps us to consider prevention strategies and begin to prepare emergency response plans.

The National Risk Register

The risks that the UK faces are continually changing: risks emerge, threats evolve and our ability to respond to the disruptive challenges we face improves.

The Government monitors the most significant emergencies that the United Kingdom and its citizens could face over the next five years through the National Risk Assessment (NRA).

The National Risk Register is designed to increase awareness of the kinds of risks the UK faces, and encourage individuals and organisations to think about their own preparedness.

The register also includes details of what the Government and emergency services are doing to prepare for emergencies.

Risk Matrix

A diagram illustrating the high consequences risks facing the United Kingdom on a daily basis.

National Risk Register 2010

The National Risk Register provides details of the risk displayed in the Risk Matrix and how we are meant to deal with them if the risk happened.

Community Risk Register

The West Mercia Community Risk Register has been created to provide public information about hazards identified which could potentially have an impact upon the West Mercia Police Force Area. 

The difference between the national and the Community Risk Register is that the community is focused on the local issues in detail and the national looks at the generic risk that affect the whole of the UK.

The register has been published in response to the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 on the West Mercia LRF Website.