NEWS, EVENTS & INFORMATION

Information:

2008 /09 WILD BIRD SURVEY

Public guidance on reporting dead birds

New guidance for the general public from DEFRA

BLUETONGUE

For the latest situation on Bluetongue vaccination visit the DEFRA website

Owners of rare livestock should visit this dedicated section of the DEFRA website

NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

The Prime Minister has announced the publication of the first National Security Strategy for the United Kingdom. The strategy highlights the nature of the new security challenges, how they have changed, and how we are responding. The strategy sets out how the UK has learned the lessons of recent years, including experiences of terrorism and civil emergencies, not just in the UK but also overseas. The strategy is a first in that it crosses departmental boundaries to provide an overarching approach to UK security and resilience.

Key quote from PM speech to House of Commons on civil resilience:

"...our new approach to security also means improved local resilience against emergencies, building and strengthening local capacity to respond effectively in a range of circumstances from floods to possible terrorism incidents ------ not the old cold war idea of civil defence but a new form of civil protection that combines expert preparedness for potential emergencies with greater local engagement of individuals and families themselves."

National Security Strategy

SUFFOLK FLOOD POLICY REVIEW REPORT

This link (pdf 1.67 mbs) will take you to the public version of the report dated February 2008. It details the findings of the Suffolk Flood Policy Review Panel which sat between October 2007 and January 2008.

THE PITT REVIEW

Final Report

The report on the lessons to be learned from the severe flooding which took place during June and July 2007 has now been published. This link will take you to the Cabinet Office website and the report of the floods of summer 2007 (pdf 10.5 Mb).

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