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<p>The National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies (NRR) is the public-facing version
of the National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA), a classified assessment of the key
risks that could potentially damage the safety or security of the UK or our interests,
both domestically and overseas, in the next two years.</p><p>Both the malicious and
non-malicious risks included in the NSRA are based on reasonable worst case scenarios
informed by the expertise of government departments, academia, private sector and
the wider scientific community. The risks are assessed on a) how likely it is that
the risk will occur in the next two years and b) the breadth and scale of expected
impacts across a number of dimensions were the scenario to occur. Such scenarios are
not designed to predict what might happen in the future, but should illustrate the
types of capabilities that need to be developed to prepare for, respond to and recover
from, civil emergencies.</p><p>If a risk satisfies the definition of a ‘civil emergency’
as defined by the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and exceeds pre-defined thresholds
for likelihood and impact, then it will be included in the NSRA. Where sensitivities
permit, the NRR will then communicate this risk information to the wider public via
its publication on gov.uk.</p><p> </p>
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