Connected for resilience:
Join London Business Networks for Resilience and contribute to a whole-of-society approach to building resilience
Useful Resources
Newly published:
- Guide Shelter Report: New NaCTSO guidance: Offering security advice for businesses, site owners, and staff to follow in the event of a terrorist attack.
Source: ProtectUK - The Islington Businesses Climate Resilience Toolkit
Source: Islington Sustainability Network - Cyber Action Toolkit: a single destination for sole traders, micro businesses and small organisations to start building their cyber defences.
Source: National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC)
Resilience Maturity Assessment (ReMA) tool:
- Free self-assessment tool: Resilience Maturity Assessment (ReMA) Build resilience. Strengthen continuity. Unlock long-term value.
Source: UNDRR
Risk information:
- Chronic risks analysis
- UK Government Resilience Action Plan
- National Security Strategy 2025
- London Risk Register
- National Risk Register
- 10 ways you can improve risk management
Preparedness information:
- How to create a business continuity plan
- How prepared are you? Business Continuity Management Toolkit
- How to put together a PR crisis plan
- How to prepare for an emergency in your area
- Planning for emergencies in the capital
- Cyber security advice for businesses
- Resilient Business Networks: Are business networks emergency ready?
Essential services | Action for businesses
Electricity
- Sign up for UKPN Priority Services Register
- Sign up for UKPN future text alerts
- Monitor the UKPN’s live power cut list and preparedness resources.
- Prepare for power cuts
- If you are eligible, sign up for your energy supplier’s Priority Services Register PSR
Telecommunications
- Learn about the digital upgrade and getting ready for digital phone lines, the shift of the Public Switched Telephone Network from analogue to digital
- Digital switchover hub | Local Government Association
- Public Switched Telephone Network charter – GOV.UK
- Diversify communication systems, don’t rely on a single provider.
Water
- Treat water loss as a line item in business continuity planning.
- Explore backup options: onsite storage tanks, private tanker contracts or process adjustments for reduced water use.
- Understand that even when water is available at street level, internal pumps (reliant on electricity) may fail, cutting supply to higher floors.
- Use Thames Water’s service interruption website for live updates.
Gas
- Incorporate gas disruption into continuity planning across short, medium and longer-term horizons.
- If planning construction or building works, check gas pipe locations via gas distribution network website or Linesearch BeforeUdig.
- Maintain updated emergency contacts for utilities and borough resilience forums.
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