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.