Consultation on the draft Revised Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2015

The Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency Management (MCDEM) now welcomes written submissions on the draft Revised Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2015 (the revised Guide) from the civil defence emergency management sector, agencies with arrangements in the revised Guide, and organisations with an interest in emergency management.

The revised Guide outlines New Zealand’s arrangements for the national management or support for local management of emergencies. The purpose of the revised Guide is to assist and support New Zealand agencies to achieve the purpose of the new National CDEM Plan 2015 (the Plan 2015), which comes into force on 1 December 2015.

A review of the Guide to the National CDEM Plan 2009 commenced in early 2015, with the aim of realigning it with the Plan 2015 and improving documentation of further enhanced arrangements.

Years of work and extensive consultation with the public and relevant agencies and organisations on the Plan 2015 have resulted in significantly strengthened arrangements that are robust, current and well understood with those agencies and organisations with responsibilities in the Plan.

With this in mind, the revised Guide has been amended to act as a “slimmed down” operational support mechanism to the Plan 2015, incorporating Plan 2015 wording and supplementing this with diagrams, practical operational detail and a navigational tool to direct agencies and CDEM Groups to appropriate resources for use across the 4Rs.

The review has involved consultation with relevant agencies to develop proposed amendments to the revised Guide. The revised Guide is intended to be a ‘living document’, and is to be updated and republished, as operational arrangements, policy and planning are further developed.

Copies of the revised Guide

The revised Guide will be posted on the MCDEM website (http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/cdem-sector/cdem-framework/revised-guide-2015-consultation) in full and by section, allowing readers to provide comment on the document as a whole or to focus on their areas of interest.

Additionally, a summary of amendments, and a feedback form are available online at: http://www.civildefence.govt.nz/cdem-sector/cdem-framework/revised-guide-2015-consultation

Submissions close at 5pm, Friday 11 September 2015.

Any queries can be directed to NationalCDEM.Plan@dpmc.govt.nz

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