PART 3Duty to assess risk of emergency occurring
Community risk register – England and Wales15
1
As part of the local resilience forum, general Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in a particular local resilience area in England or Wales must co-operate with each other in maintaining a register (“the community risk register”) of the assessments carried out by each general Category 1 responder under section 2(1)(a).
2
For the purpose of complying with paragraph (1), each general Category 1 responder must, subject to paragraph (3), from time to time inform the other general Category 1 responders which have functions which are exercisable in that local resilience area of the assessment carried out by it under section 2(1)(a).
3
Paragraph (2) does not apply to the extent that an assessment carried out by a general Category 1 responder contains sensitive information and the general Category 1 responder has reasonable grounds to believe that informing the other general Category 1 responders of the assessment would –
a
in the case of sensitive information of the kind specified by paragraph (1)(a) of regulation 45, adversely affect national security;
b
in the case of sensitive information of the kind specified by paragraph (1)(b), (c) or (d) of regulation 45, adversely affect the confidentiality of the information.
4
In performing its duties under section 2(1)(a) and (b), a general Category 1 responder must have regard to any relevant community risk register maintained under this regulation.