Civil Defence Emergency Management Act 2002

Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management - Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

13: Membership of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

You could also call this:

"Who is in a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group to help keep you safe?"

You are part of a community that has a local authority. Every local authority must join a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group. You should know that a local authority is like a council that helps make decisions for your area. A Civil Defence Emergency Management Group is a team that works together to keep people safe during emergencies.

When a local authority joins a Group, it must send one person to represent it. This person is usually the mayor or chairperson of the local authority, or someone they choose to act for them. You can find more information about how local authorities can work together in section 21 if a merger is approved.

If two unitary authorities border each other, they can be part of the same Group, even if there is already a regional council in the Group. A regional council is a type of local authority that covers a larger area. Normally, a Group can only have one regional council as a member.

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12: Local authorities to establish Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups, or

"Councils must work together to create a team to help keep people safe in emergencies."

14: Membership rules for territorial authorities, or

"How local councils work together to prepare for emergencies"

Part 2Appointment, functions, and powers of persons involved in civil defence emergency management
Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

13Membership of Civil Defence Emergency Management Groups

Every local authority must be a member of a Civil Defence Emergency Management Group.
No Group may have more than 1 regional council as a member unless a merger has been approved under section 21.
Despite subsection (2), unitary authorities that border one another may be members of the same Group.
Each local authority that is a member of a Group with other local authorities must be represented on the Group by 1, and only 1, person, being the mayor or chairperson of that local authority or an elected person from that local authority who has delegated authority to act for the mayor or chairperson.

Notes

Section 13(4): amended, on 1 July 2003, by section 262 of the Local Government Act 2002 (2002 No 84).