Case Studies - London Region Exercises
Exercise Capital Recovery
1 December, 2004
Exercise Capital Recovery was a tabletop exercise which focussed on the
issues that a Regional Civil Contingencies Committee (RCCC) would have been
considering 10 days after the response to the scenario in Ex Capital
Accord.
The aim of the exercise was to "exercise the RCCC at a specified
period of the recovery phase following a declared catastrophic incident in
London".
The exercise objectives were to:
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to explore issues raised around the draft RCCC working protocol and the
abilities of organisations to take appropriate responses,
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to explore the RCCC's mechanisms for implementing a successful
recovery process, including whether the RCCC works through consensus,
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to build upon the preparations made by the Recovery Management Cell at
Capital Accord for the RCCC to take the strategic lead during the
recovery phase of a declared catastrophic incident,
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to explore whether the Recovery Management Cell should continue to act as
an advisory body to the RCCC,
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to explore whether political representation is required during the
existence of the RCCC and at what stage this is required.
The exercise was extremely beneficial in developing the protocols around
the move to the recovery management phase of the incident. It helped
clarify the issues around the establishment of London Local Authority Gold,
and the agreement by which a duty Local Authority chief executive can
represent the 33 London local Authorities at a Strategic Coordinating
Group.
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