Updated: Updated contact info for Warwickshire
Overview
Local resilience forums (LRFs) are multi-agency partnerships made up of representatives from local public services, including the emergency services, local authorities, the NHS, the Environment Agency and others. These agencies are known as Category 1 Responders, as defined by the Civil Contingencies Act.
LRFs are supported by organisations, known as Category 2 responders, such as the Highways Agency and public utility companies. They have a responsibility to co-operate with Category 1 organisations and to share relevant information with the LRF. The geographical area the forums cover is based on police areas.
LRFs also work with other partners in the military and voluntary sectors who provide a valuable contribution to LRF work in emergency preparedness.
The LRFs aim to plan and prepare for localised incidents and catastrophic emergencies. They work to identify potential risks and produce emergency plans to either prevent or mitigate the impact of any incident on their local communities.
There is more information for local resilience forums, including on self-assessment, peer review and improvement, in the publication The role of local resilience forums: a reference document.
England
Northwest
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Cheshire
Cheshire Police Headquarters, Clemonds Hey, Oakmere Road, Winsford, Cheshire, CW7 2UA. Contact: Sheila Hand Tel: 01606 364 009 Cheshire LRF
Cumbria
CRF Secretariat, Resilience Unit, Penrith Community Fire Station, Carleton Avenue, Penrith, Cumbria, CA10 2FA. Contact: Emergency planning Tel: 01768 812 500 Cumbria LRF
Greater Manchester
AGMA Civil Contingencies & Resilience Unit, c/o Greater Manchester Police, Openshaw Complex, Lawton Street, Openshaw, M11 2NS. Contact: Sally Hubbard Tel: 0161 234 4444 Greater Manchester LRF
Lancashire
LRF Secretary, Lancashire Constabulary, Headquarters, Saunders Lane, Hutton, Lancashire. Contact: Sian Bowen Tel: 01772 410 526 Lancashire LRF
Merseyside
Merseyside Police HQ, Canning Place, Liverpool, L1 8JX. Contact: Paula Kelly/Diane Smith Tel: 0151 777 8261 Merseyside LRF
Northeast
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Cleveland
Chief Emergency Planning Officer and Secretariat to the LRF, Cleveland Emergency Planning Unit, Aurora Court, Barton Road, Riverside Park, Middlesbrough, TS21 1RY. Contact: Andy Summer Bell Tel: 01642 232 442 Cleveland LRF
Durham & Darlington
Durham & Darlington LRF, Durham Constabulary Headquarters, Aykley Heads, Durham, DH1 5TT. Contact: Joy Lynn Tel: 0191 375 2019
Northumbria
Northumbria LRF Coordinator, Newcastle City Council, Room 709, Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PB. Contact: Joe Gallant Tel: 0191 211 4993 or 07976 594 788 Northumbria LRF
Yorkshire and Humber
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Humber
Humber Emergency Planning Service, County Hall, Cross Street, Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, HU17 9BA Contact: Alan Bravey Tel: 01482 393 050
North Yorkshire
Emergency Planning Manager & LRF Secretariat, North Yorkshire County Council, County Hall, Northallerton, North Yorkshire, DL7 8AD. Contact: Mark Wilkinson Tel: 01609 532 110 or 07891 587 376 North Yorkshire LRF
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire LRF, South Yorkshire Police Operations Complex, Europa Link, Sheffield, S9 1XX. Contact: Craig Patchett. Tel: 0114 220 2961 South Yorkshire Emergencies
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire Resilience Forum Manager, Jubilee House, Carr Gate Complex, Operations Division, Wakefield, WF2 0QD. Contact: Inspector Anwar Mohammed Tel: 01924 293 172 or 07921 282 424
West Midlands
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Staffordshire
Civil Contingencies Unit, c/o Stafford Fire Station, Beaconside, Stafford, ST18 0DD. Contact: Andy Marshall Staffordshire Prepared
Warwickshire
Warwickshire Local Resilience Forum, c/o CSW Resilience Team, Communities, Warwickshire County Council, PO Box 43, Shire Hall, Warwick, CV34 4SX. Contact: Liz Hicks (WLRF Coordinator) Tel: 01926 476 619 Warwickshire Prepared
West Mercia
West Mercia Local Resilience Forum, Ledbury Police Station, Worcester Road, Ledbury, Herefordshire, HR8 1PL. Contact: Eamonn Croft or Vivian Howells, WMLRF Co-Ordinators Tel: 01905 747 205 West Mercia LRF
West Midlands
Secretary to the WMC Resilience Forum, c/o West Mids Police, Lloyd House, Room 1009, 10th Floor, Colmore Circus, Queensway, B4 6NQ. Contact: Vicki Nicholls Tel: 0345 113 5000 Ext 7800 6212 West Midlands Conurbation LRF
East Midlands
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Derby & Derbyshire
Derbyshire County Council, County Hall, Matlock, Derbyshire, DE4 3AG. Contact: Christine Downing Tel: 01629 585 380 Derbyshire LRF
Leicestershire
Resilience Partnership - Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland Local Resilience Forum, 1 Romulus Court, Meridian East, Meridian Business Park, Leicester, LE19 1YG. Contact: Gill Beecham Tel: 0116 305 6146 Leicestershire LRF
Lincolnshire
Head of Joint Emergency Management Service, Lincolnshire County Council, Lincolnshire Fire & Rescue, South Park Avenue, Lincoln, LN5 8EL. Contact: David Powell Tel: 01522 582 224 Lincolnshire Prepared - Lincolnshire LRF
Northamptonshire
Local Resilience Forum Coordinator, Northamptonshire Police, Operations Department, Mere Way, Northampton, NN4 8BH. Contact: George Cooper Tel: 03000 111 222 Ext 776501 Email: George Cooper Northamptonshire LRF
Nottinghamshire
Emergency Planning Officer, Nottinghamshire City Council, 4th Floor County Hall, Loughborough Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 7QP. Contact: Kate Harrison-Sharar Tel: 0115 977 3471 Nottinghamshire LRF
East of England
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Bedfordshire & Luton
Bedfordshire and Luton Local Resilience Forum, c/o Central Bedfordshire Council, Priory House, Monks Walk, Chicksands, Shefford, SG17 5TQ. Contact: Rebecca Corbett Tel: 0300 300 4145 Bedfordshire LRF
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough
Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Local Resilience Forum, Cambridgeshire Constabulary, Hinchingbrooke Park, Huntingdon, PE29 6NP. Contact: Peter Rham Tel: 01480 428 086
Essex
Essex Resilience Forum, Essex County Fire & Rescue Service, Headquarters, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex, CM8 3HB. Contact: Jo Tyler Tel: 01376 576 375 Essex Resilience Forum
Hertfordshire
Hertfordshire LRF Secretariat, Hertfordshire County Council, County Hall, Pegs Lane, Hertford, SG13 8DE. Contact: Owen Tomlinson Tel: 01992 555 959 Hertfordshire LRF
Norfolk
Norfolk LRF Secretariat, Norfolk & Suffolk Constabulary, OCC, Falconers Chase, Wymondham, Norfolk, NR18 0WW. Contact: Jayde Robinson Tel: 01953 424 874 Norfolk Prepared - Norfolk Resilience Forum
Suffolk
Suffolk LRF Secretariat, Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit, Endeavour House (GFB3), 8 Russell Road, Ipswich, IP1 2BX. Contact: Karen Chambers Tel: 01473 265 316 Suffolk LRF
South West
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Avon & Somerset
Avon & Somerset LRF, Operations Planning, Avon & Somerset Constabulary, P.O. Box 37, Valley Road, Portishead, Bristol, BS20 8QJ. Contact: Steve Pope Tel: 01275 816974 or 07884 117 051 Avon & Somerset LRF
Bournemouth, Dorset & Poole
Dorset Fire and Rescue Service Headquarters, Peverell Avenue West, Poundbury, Dorchester, Dorset, DT1 3SU. Contact: Karen Eagle Tel: 01305 252 695
Devon, Cornwall & IoS
Devon & Cornwall Police, Operations Planning Unit, 7-9 Hamilton Drive, Middlemoor, Exeter, EX2 7HQ. Contact: Neil Hamlyn Tel: 01392 452 496 or 07809 689 426 Devon & Cornwall LRF
Gloucestershire
Gloucestershire Tri-Service Centre, Waterwells Drive, Quedgeley, Gloucester, GL2 2AX. Contact: Matthew Steele Tel: 01452 753 238 Gloucestershire LRF
Wiltshire & Swindon
c/o Wiltshire Police, Police Headquarters, London Road, Devizes, Wiltshire, SN10 2DN. Contact: Paul Williams Tel: 01380 734 213 Wiltshire LRF
South East
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Hampshire & IOW
Hampshire & Isle of Wight LRF, Hampshire County Council, Castle Avenue, Winchester, Hampshire, SO23 8UJ. Contact: Laura Edwards Tel: 01962 846 846 Hampshire LRF
Kent
Kent LRF Secretariat, Kent Police, Tactical Operations, London Road, Aylesford, Maidstone, Kent, ME20 7SL. Contact: KRF Secretariat Tel: 01622 798 591 Kent LRF
Surrey
Surrey Local Resilience Forum, House 6, The Firs, Mount Browne, Sandy Lane, Guildford, Surrey, GU3 1HG. Contact: Afreen Chaudhry Tel: 01483 630 078 Surrey Alert
Sussex
Sussex LRF Secretariat, Sussex Police Headquarters, Church Lane, Malling, Lewes, BN7 2DZ. Contact: Surrey LRF Tel: 01273 404 385 Sussex LRF
Thames Valley
Thames Valley LRF Secretariat, Thames Valley Police Headquarters South, Kidlington, OX5 2NX. Contact: Sue Gardner Tel: 01865 846 781 Thames Valley LRF
London
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London
Local Resilience Forum Secretariat, London Resilience Team, Greater London Authority, City Hall, The Queen’s Walk, London, SE1 2AA. Tel: 020 7983 4900 Contact: lrt@london.gov.uk London Prepared
Wales
The Welsh Assembly, emergency services, local authorities, health authorities and other emergency planning organisations work together to strengthen the resilience of services in Wales. The Wales Resilience website has more information.
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Wales Resilience Forum (pan-Wales forum)
Head of Resilience Team, Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ. Contact: Dr Wyn Price Tel: 029 2082 3872
Dyfed Powys
Dyfed Powys LRF Partnership Team, Strategic Co-ordination Centre, Dyfed Powys Police Headquarters, Llangunnor, Carmarthen, SA31 2PF. Contact: Byron Wilkinson / Peter Nicholas Tel: 01267 248453 / 01267 248454 Dyfed Powys LRF
Gwent
Gwent Local Resilience Forum Co-ordinator, Police Headquarters, Turnpike Road, Croesyceiliog, Cwmbran, NP44 2XJ. Tel: 01633 642010 Contact: GLRF.Coordinator@gwent.pnn.police.uk
North Wales
North Wales Resilience Forum Secretariat, North Wales Police Headquarters, Colwyn Bay. Tel: 07884 068 032 nwrf@nwales-fireservice.org.uk
South Wales Local Resilience Forum
Secretariat, Room 215, Merthyr Tydfil CBC, Civic Centre, Castle Street, Merthyr Tydfil, CF47 8AN. Contact: Julia Fogarty Tel: 01685 724683 Fax: 01685 387740
Scotland and Northern Ireland
Details for LRFs in Scotland are on the website of the Scottish Executive.
Details for LRFs in Northern Ireland are available from the Northern Ireland Civil Contingencies Policy Branch.