Part 9: Holding Statements v2

Part 9: Holding Statements

Sample Holding Statements

A holding statement is a brief account of what the organisation is aware of and what actions it is taking in the face of the crisis at hand. This is a sample list of holding statements that you may find useful. Remember to follow the principles of issuing a holding statement

Your statement should include:

• A factual title or headline
• The date and time of occurance
• The location of the incident
• Basic details that have been confirmed
• Actions your organisation is taking that you are willing to make public
• An expression of compassion or empathy
• Contact details of the CC Team and provide details on further updates

• Employee Fatality
• Data Protection Breach
• Workplace Injuries

Instruction to BL-CC-3/5 M2 Participant

This section is for Module 2 participants attending the BL-CC-3 Module 2 Facilitated workshop, this is the additional instruction to complete your CC Plan assignment.

Refer to the text of each of the sections within this page which are highlighted in italics for further explanation when attempting the Module 2 assignment.

In this set of guidance notes for the CC plan, the displayed content provides the participants with the objectives and content for the specific section of the plan. It is essential to note the CC Plan differs as it can be developed as a standalone plan or as a CM team member or sub-unit plan within the crisis management or business continuity plan.