A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
What is Business Continuity Planning and why do I need to plan for it?
Every year 1 in 5 businesses face a major disruption to their services and 1 in 10 will cease trading.
The most common threats to your business could include flooding, fire, power failure or break-ins / vandalism.
So, what should you do?
- A Guide to Business Continuity Planning leaflet
- Spend the next 10 - 15 minutes completing this online business health check
- Make a decision. You can either:
- Absorb the risk (can your business cope?)
- Put in place a Business Continuity Plan
Schools and children's settings
If you are a school or look after children, please download and read our helpful guide to business continuity and fill in a template plan for your school or children's setting.
- Business Continuity Plan for Large Schools
- Business Continuity Plan for Small Schools
- Business Continuity Guide for Schools and Children's Settings
Planning for the continuity of your business in an emergency is essential.
If you require a paper copy of the above documents, please email lrf@lincoln.fire-uk.org, call us on 01522 582220,or write to us at: The Joint Emergency Management Service, Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue HQ, South Park Avenue, Lincoln, LN5 8EL.
The following websites provide a range of useful information relevant to business continuity:
- Preparing For Emergencies - government help and advice
- The Business Continuity Forum - services designed to help connect consultants with clients
- Business Continuity Institute - Free good practice guides, Bookstore, Training and Workshops, Accreditation
- Environment Agency - Find out if your business could be affected by flooding, get help with a flood plan
- Centre for Protection of National Infrastructure - Creating a security plan, pre-employment screening, how to handle bomb threats, how to make your building more secure, about cyber-security, top 10 security tips
Business Continuity Packages
There are various packages available free to use on the internet to help you develop a successful business continuity plan including:
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LRF A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
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Business Continuity plan for large school.pdf
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Business Continuity plan for Large Schools
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Business Continuity plan for small school.pdf
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Business Continuity plan for Small Schools
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Business Continuity Guide for Schools and Childrens Settings.pdf
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Business Continuity Guide for Schools and Children's Settings
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