Managing recovery after widespread damage

Recovery work to restore Infrastructure, public services, business and industry (as distinct from the recovery of casualties in the emergency response phase) after widespread damage or disruption may require coordination of the use of engineering resources, access and space beyond the administrative strength and statutory control of local authorities and the police. The UK Government's Resilience programme requires cooperation between public and private organisations in planning for emergencies and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 provides emergency powers for managing the response to major events. After widespread severe damage, emergency powers might also be required to control all parties' use of their own and others'resources in the urgent first stage of recovery work to restore infrastructure and services.