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Wales Online
28-04-2025
- Health
- Wales Online
Government training more than 4,000 people to deal with 'the next Covid'
Government training more than 4,000 people to deal with 'the next Covid' A new academy has been launched to train 4,000 people in the public and private sectors New exercises could be heald every three years Ministers have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic. The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Article continues below Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. Article continues below However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
Powys County Times
28-04-2025
- Health
- Powys County Times
Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid
Ministers have launched a new national training initiative to help public officials manage future crises such as another pandemic. The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
The Herald Scotland
27-04-2025
- Business
- The Herald Scotland
Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid
Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
Western Telegraph
27-04-2025
- Business
- Western Telegraph
Ministers launch resilience academy to prepare for future crises such as Covid
The UK Resilience Academy will train more than 4,000 people each year, working in both public services and the private sector, to better deal with crises. Skills being taught including helping businesses maintain continuity in the event of a disaster, crowd management skills, and crisis communications. The new academy will be based at the Hawkhills estate near Easingwold, north of York, a site which has a history of being used for emergency planning. We're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis Pat McFadden The armed forces and Civil Service will also be offered the training, which is aimed at making sure Britain is better prepared in the event of something like the Covid-19 pandemic. The training is among the steps the Government is taking following a warning from the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that the UK is not prepared nor resilient enough to deal with another pandemic. Baroness Heather Hallett, the inquiry chairwoman, called for pandemic preparedness exercises to be held at least every three years in future in her conclusion to the first module of the wide-ranging investigation. Ministers plan to hold one in 2025, with all Government departments, local councils, emergency services and the devolved authorities invited to take part. An emergency alert system, which rings out from mobile phones in the event of a public emergency, is also to be tested this year. However, Lady Hallett said only this month that the Government needs to do 'far more work' on emergency preparedness beyond the steps already being taken. Pat McFadden, a senior minister in the Cabinet Office, who is leading the Government's resilience planning work, said: 'Today, we're making a generational upgrade to crisis training for thousands of workers, and helping decision-makers identify vulnerable groups in a crisis.' Mr McFadden has also launched a new piece of software which will be used to highlight where vulnerable groups are, including the elderly, and those with power outages and insecure food supplies, during crises.
Yahoo
28-03-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Changes to gun safety bill now include tax-free holiday on guns and paraphernalia
Some advocates think changes to a gun safety bill could put the public at risk. Students from Apalachee High School were among those protesting at the Capitol on Friday. A shooter killed four people and injured 9 others at the school in September. Republicans supported the tax credit for gun safe storage devices, but in the Senate on Friday, they incorporated a bill that grants a sales tax holiday for the purchase of any firearm paraphernalia, including firearms themselves. 'This is not good enough,' student Heather Hallett said. Gun safety advocates, along with some students, came to the capitol to protest changes made to a bill that would've given an up to $300 tax credit to anyone buying a gun safe storage device or a firearm safety course. But that changed. On Friday, Republicans stripped out the tax credit for gun safe storage devices but left it in place for firearm safety courses and added a four-day sales tax holiday for any gun purchase. TRENDING STORIES: Missing 5-year-old's body found in Gwinnett County pond Undocumented immigrant accused of killing Cobb mother indicted on new charges Daycare addresses concerns amid landlord's kidnapping charges at Walmart 'Giving a financial break on taxes back to the consumer when they purchase these and other items,' Republican state Sen. Jason Anavitarte said. Johns Creek Democrat Michelle Au wondered what those lawmakers were thinking. 'I don't know if they think the activists who are here, the students and parents that are listening, are stupid enough to think that this is action and gun safety, but I assure you they are not that stupid,' Au said. Republicans backed a bill that would have given the tax break for gun safe storage devices, especially after the shootings at Apalachee High School, the worst school shooting in a Georgia high school. House Speaker Jon Burns was one of those pushing for some safe storage legislation. This amended bill does that, and he supports it. 'I just want us to get something done, and if that incorporates a sales tax holiday, then I'm good with that,' Burns said. That bill still has to pass the Senate and then come back to the House before Sine Die.
