Business Continuity Management for Public and Private Sector Organisations.
Applied Resilience provides specialist business continuity management (BCM) support grounded in ISO 22301 and aligned to the regulatory frameworks applicable to your sector — including the Civil Contingencies Act 2004, NHS EPRR Core Standards, and operational resilience requirements in utilities, financial services, and critical national infrastructure.
Every BCP we produce is developed in close consultation — tailored to your specific risk profile and grounded in defensible decision-making.
The Challenge
What is BCM — and why does it matter?
BCM prepares organisations to maintain or recover critical functions during any disruptive incident — regardless of cause or nature.
BCM is the process by which an organisation identifies threats to its critical functions and puts in place the plans, procedures, and capabilities to ensure those functions continue — or recover rapidly — during a disruptive incident.
Disruption can arise from severe weather, cyber incidents, industrial action, utility failure, supply chain breakdown, or pandemic. The value of a robust BCM framework is precisely that it prepares an organisation to respond effectively regardless of the cause or nature of the disruption.
During a major incident, your BCPs will be tested in real time. Decisions about which services to prioritise may later be scrutinised by regulators, boards, and inquiries.
Legal and regulatory requirements
Many organisations carry specific legal or regulatory duties to maintain BCM arrangements.
A wide range of organisations carry specific legal or regulatory duties to maintain effective BCM arrangements. Local authorities have responsibilities under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. NHS organisations are subject to BCM requirements under NHS England EPRR Core Standards. Utilities and critical national infrastructure operators face obligations under sector regulators. Financial services organisations operate under FCA and PRA expectations around operational resilience.
Failure to maintain effective BCM arrangements can result in assurance failures, regulatory scrutiny, and — most critically — an inability to maintain safe, effective services during a major incident.
BCM during organisational change
Business continuity is particularly important during periods of significant change.
BCM is particularly important during periods of significant organisational change — mergers, restructuring, leadership transitions, and rapid growth — when existing arrangements are most at risk of becoming outdated or untested.
For public sector organisations undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, there is a clear government expectation that all newly created unitary authorities are safe and legal from day 1 — including having tested business continuity arrangements in place from the moment the new organisation comes into existence. See: LGR Resilience Support → /services/local-government-reorganisation-lgr
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Ready to strengthen your business continuity arrangements? Contact us to arrange a no-obligation conversation about your BCM requirements.
