If you want to get chapter and verse on this, I did an article which said that Governments are now arging that there is a public interest in an organisations security/business continuity policies and procedures as a result of 9/11
I can send you a copy if you wish - but the Bush Adminsitration has just issued its cybersecurity (homeland) policy which many organisations not in the USA should look at, because most western governments will follow suit.
I am not surprised with the suggested legislative changes
Dr. Chris Pounder
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-----Original Message-----
From: Gillian Whichelo [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 24 February 2003 16:06
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Business Continuity Planning
Dear Records Managers
I have just returned from a discussion with our Disaster response person and
he has informed me that there is a paper going out for consultation in the
next few months on the new Civil Contingencies Bill and there is going to be
a section on business continuity planning. This will fall to 'core
responders (category 1)' who include Local Authorities, Emergency Services,
Environment Agency, Coastguard etc. who will be required to 'expand coverage
to reflect the way modern society works, minimise economic disruption,
maximise resilience'. There will be a specific duty on Local Authorities to
promote business continuity planning, presumably via discussion with
external stakeholders.
Has anyone else come across this?
There is also a section on the Adoption Regulations out in April 2003 on
having a disaster plan for adoption records and of course you have 8.9 in
the FOI Code of Practice.
Is business continuity the new trendy subject or is it all just a
coincidence?
Gillian Whichelo
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