Civil Emergency

1. An event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in an environment. This is in the context of the UK Civil Contingency Act 2004. (Source: Business Continuity Management Institute - BCM Institute) 2. Event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK, or the security of the UK or of a place in the UK [UK Civil Contingencies Act 2004(1)] (Source: British Standard BS25999-1:2006 Code of Practice for Business Continuity Management) 3. Event or situation which threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment or security of the UK as defined in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. (Source: National Association of Security Professionals - NASP ) (Source: The British Army) (Source: ENISA - the European Network and Information Security Agency. BCM & Resilience Glossary)