The Emergency Planning team work closely with neighbouring local authorities, the emergency services, utility companies and voluntary organisations to ensure the provision of effective and efficient arrangements to protect communities and the environment within Monmouthshire prior to and during emergencies.

The services Emergency Planning can provide include:

• collaborating on the production of the Gwent Major Emergency Arrangements which sets out what each Service is responsible for in an emergency;
• developing and reviewing emergency planning arrangements with those services;
• maintaining contacts with other organisations who could assist in an emergency;
• writing emergency plans to help local authority directorates meet their emergency roles;
• working with the voluntary agencies & utility companies towards full co-ordination of responses;
• writing joint agency plans to cope with known natural and man-made hazards;
• training and exercise events for local authorities and other organisations;
• ensuring the reliability of a back-up communications network.

If you have any questions or would like further information on the work of the team please contact:

Emergency Planning Manager,
Monmouthshire County Council,
County Hall,
Cwmbran,
NP44 2XH.

Tel.: 01633 644092
E-mail: emergencyplanning@monmouthshire.gov.uk