The Civil Contingencies Act 2004

Professor Clive Walker is Professor of Criminal Justice Studies at the School of Law, University of Leeds. He has written extensively on criminal justice, civil liberties and media issues. His books have focused upon terrorism, including (with Hogan, G.,) Political Violence and the Law in Ireland (Manchester University Press, 1989) and The Prevention of Terrorism in British Law 2/e (Manchester University Press, 1992), Blackstone's Guide to the Anti-Terrorism Legislation (OUP, 2002), and upon miscarriages of justice, including; (with Keir Starmer), Justice in Error (Blackstone Press, London, 1993) and Miscarriages of Justice (Blackstone Press, London, 1999).Dr Jim Broderick is Director of MSc. Programme in Emergency Planning Management and Lecturer in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management. Formerly he was a lecturer in strategic studies and U.S. foreign policy and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, and a visiting lecturer in U.S. defence and security policy at the University of Birmingham.

• PART I: RISK, REGULATION, AND RESILIENCE IN EMERGENCY ; 1. Risk and Risk Management Theory ; Introduction ; The Risk Society ; Towards a Civil Protection Society? ; Conclusions ; PART II: THE LEGISLATIVE DETAILS ; 2. Background and Outline ; Forerunners to the Act ; Legislative History of the Act ; Outline, Miscellaneous Provisions, and Related Jurisdictions ; Standards ; Conclusions ; 3. The Meanings of 'Emergency' ; Part I Definitions ; Part II Definitions ; The Concept of 'Emergency' - Overall Assessment ; 4. Local Arrangements for Civil Protection: Part I of the Act ; Introduction ; Duty Holders - 'Responders' ; Power Holders ; Preparedness of Responders ; External Actions Demanded of Responders ; Monitoring and Enforcement ; Devolved Territories and London ; Legislative Procedures and Effect ; Regulations and Guidance ; Other Planning Powers ; Operational Powers ; Conclusions ; 5. Emergency Powers: Part II of the Act ; The Making of Emergency Regulations ; The Scope and Limits of Emergency Regulations ; regional Emergency Coordinators ; Emergency Tribunals ; Oversight ; Devolved Territories and London ; Regulations and Guidance ; Other Emergency Powers ; Conclusions ; 6. Constitutional Issues ; The Principles of Constitutionalism ; Overall Design ; Breadth of Powers Over Constitutional Matters ; Democratic Scrutiny ; Judicial Scrutiny ; Other Independent Scrutiny ; Devolution ; Conclusions ; 7. Human Rights Issues ; Human Rights Requirements ; Draft Civil Contingencies Bill ; The Act - Definitions ; The Act - Part I ; The Act - Part II ; Conclusions ; PART III: THE OPERATIONALIZATION OF RESILIENCE ; 8. Towards a Civil Contingencies Framework ; Central Government Structures ; Central Government Policy on Resilience ; Central Government and the Civil Contingencies Act ; The Role of the Military ; Practical Guides for Local Planners ; Standards of Delivery ; Finance ; International Assistance ; Conclusions ; 9. Comparisons and Final Conclusions ; International Comparisons ; Final Conclusions ; APPENDICES ; Appendix 1: The Civil Contingencies Act 2004

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