Business continuity is the ability to continue to function during a disruption; for example still continuing your services when you can’t get into your main building or a lot of staff are off sick.
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A business continuity plan (BCP) identifies all the critical things that are needed to keep your business going. It lists resources needed and contingency measures in place. It helps to prioritise during an incident.
Get Ready for the Unexpected Business Continuity Leaflet (pdf 1.8mb opens in a new window)
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The emergency planning team support all the departments within the council to write their plan, we have produced guidance and templates based on our approach that can be adapted for your own use.
Part 1 – Business impact analysis (pdf 184kb opens in new window)
Part 2 – Writing your business continuity plan (pdf 276kb opens in new window)
Part 3 – Testing and exercising your business continuity plan (pdf 258kb opens in new window)
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Emergency planning are happy to talk through how we put together the council’s business continuity arrangements. You can contact us on our e-mail address heps@eastriding.gov.uk.
Alternatively you can access further information and contact practitioners for advice, on the Business Continuity Institute (BCI) website.
Business continuity institute (external website)
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