ABSTRACT
HISTORY First, it will be helpful to explain the terminology used. Unlike most other Member States of the European Community, in the UK the term Civil Defence means emergency planning for war. Emergency planning for peace is referred to simply as ‘civil emergency planning’. In 1986 the Government decided that the term ‘Civil Protection’ would be adopted to cover emergency planning for both peace and war. In this connection it is noted with interest that a draft document published by the European Commission in April 1987 covering civil emergencies contained references to ‘Civil Defence’ policies. However, in the final document issued in June under reference 87/C176/01, the generic ‘Civil Protection’ has been substituted for ‘Civil Defence’.
