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<p>Civil authorities and emergency services provide the first response to crises,
emergencies and/or major incidents within the UK. They can however request Military
Aid to the Civil Authorities (MACA) when they require additional or niche capabilities
as described in 'Joint Doctrine Publication 02, UK Operations: the Defence Contribution
to Resilience and Security'.</p><p>Defence participates actively in the Cabinet Office
coordinated National Risk Assessment (NRA) process. The NRA, which is refreshed every
two years, is a compendium of the most significant risks, or scenarios, that could
manifest in the UK over the next five years. As part of the development and assessment
of these scenarios the extent to which Defence may be required to provide MACA is
considered. An unclassified version of the scenarios detailed in the NRA, can be found
in the National Risk Register at the following link:</p><p>https://naru.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/UK-National-Risk-Register-2017.pdf</p>
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