The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 is one of the most relevant pieces of legislation to emergency planning for flooding. It lists local authorities, the Environment Agency and emergency services as 'Category 1' responders to emergencies.
Ten contestants have come from councils across the country to take part in a series of five real life challenges as faced by local government every day: find out more about this year’s contestants and how the challenge works in our introduction film.
The current system of health and care is unsustainable and needs transforming to one that provides better, more coordinated and more personalised care.
