Civil Contingencies Joint Service (CCJS)
The London Boroughs of Barking and Dagenham and Waltham Forest employ a joint team to look at emergency planning and business continuity. The CCJS is responsible for:
- Planning the Councils' response to emergencies
- Helping to ensure the Councils maintain critical services throughout an emergency
- Encouraging business continuity management in the local business communities
- Helping the Councils to lead recovery efforts
» See who we work with on our partners page.
Emergency Response Plan
The Emergency Response Plan outlines how the Council management structure can adapt to the demands of an emergency. It is the foundation of our emergency response arrangements and can be downloaded here: Emergency Response Plan. You may find parts of the plan difficult to understand. If so, please contact the Civil Contingencies team and we will be happy to explain.
Service Policy
We define our mission, our statutory obligations, our customers and the standards which we aim to meet in our Service Policy (124KB PDF file).
Incident reports
After responding to incidents in the borough, the Council will publish an information brief for residents. They will be posted below:
Fire at John Walsh Tower, 21 April 2010
- Read our Information brief for residents (76KB PDF)
- See the results of our post-incident survey of affected residents (78KB PDF).
Explosion on Church Lane, 14 March 2011
» Read our Information brief for residents
Feedback
Affected by an emergency in Waltham Forest? Tell us what you thought of the Council's response using our online feedback form.
Contact us
Civil Contingencies Joint Service
Waltham Forest
Town Hall
Forest Road
Walthamstow E17 4JF
Tel 020 8496 3000 and ask for the Civil Contingencies Unit
Email
civil.contingencies@walthamforest.gov.uk
