ABSTRACT
Part I of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (CCA 2004) provides a framework that governs the planning and preparation for a wide range of post-cold war potential emergencies, including terrorist incidents, cyber-attacks and natural hazards such as flooding or extreme weather.1 The sturdy, reliable planning required by Part I has been relatively neglected by lawyers, in favour of the potential dystopian dangers of government emergency powers in Part II. Nevertheless, emergency planning is a global concern that fuels a vast interdisciplinary research industry,2 and further scrutiny of Part I reveals illuminating material regarding modern government in the ‘Information Age’.
