A local resilience forum (LRF) is a multi-agency forum formed in a police area of the United Kingdom by key emergency responders and specific supporting agencies. It is a requirement of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 for partners to engage with a Local Resilience Forum.
The purpose of an LRF is to allow responders to coordinate activity related to emergency preparedness across their geographic area and produce a community risk register. [1] An LRF does not have a direct role in emergency response, but its members are standing members of Tactical and Strategic Coordinating Groups, that provide for a multi-agency approach to coordinate response and recovery efforts.
There are 42 LRFs within England and Wales, with the Greater London area forming an area-wide forum including the City of London. Each London Borough has its own Borough Resilience Forum to focus upon local activity. In Scotland, there is a similar system of Regional Resilience Partnerships and Local Resilience Partnerships; Northern Ireland has a number of Emergency Response Groups.
Each LRF includes representatives from the below agencies: [2]
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