Difference between revisions of "Cabinet Office Briefing Room A"
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The Cabinet Office's websight state COBR(A) is: | The Cabinet Office's websight state COBR(A) is: | ||
| − | :COBR(A) is a meeting of the Civil Contingencies Committee, which takes place within the Cabinet Office estate. COBR(A) stands for Cabinet Office Briefing Room (A). | + | :COBR(A) is a meeting of the [[Civil Contingencies Committee]], which takes place within the Cabinet Office estate. COBR(A) stands for Cabinet Office Briefing Room (A). |
:The Committee deals with the UK's emergency response in a national crisis. | :The Committee deals with the UK's emergency response in a national crisis. | ||
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:Depending on the nature of the event different representatives will attend the meeting and advise on contingency arrangements. | :Depending on the nature of the event different representatives will attend the meeting and advise on contingency arrangements. | ||
| − | :In the past year COBR(A) has met to respond to various emergencies including Avian Flu, alleged terrorist plots and the poisoning of the Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. <ref> Cabinet Office [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/facts/cobr.aspx Key facts about COBR(A)], accessed 14 February 2008</ref> | + | :In the past year COBR(A) has met to respond to various emergencies including [[Avian Flu]], alleged terrorist plots and the poisoning of the Russian spy [[Alexander Litvinenko]]. <ref> Cabinet Office [http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/facts/cobr.aspx Key facts about COBR(A)], accessed 14 February 2008</ref> |
Revision as of 23:11, 14 February 2008
The Cabinet Office's websight state COBR(A) is:
- COBR(A) is a meeting of the Civil Contingencies Committee, which takes place within the Cabinet Office estate. COBR(A) stands for Cabinet Office Briefing Room (A).
- The Committee deals with the UK's emergency response in a national crisis.
- It is a meeting of cross–government departments responsible for responding to an emergency.
- Depending on the nature of the event different representatives will attend the meeting and advise on contingency arrangements.
- In the past year COBR(A) has met to respond to various emergencies including Avian Flu, alleged terrorist plots and the poisoning of the Russian spy Alexander Litvinenko. [1]
Notes
- ↑ Cabinet Office Key facts about COBR(A), accessed 14 February 2008
