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The purpose of the Exercising Best Practice Guidance is to provide a practical guide for individuals and teams who plan, prepare and deliver exercises in a civil contingency resilience setting.

This guidance replaces the Emergency planning and preparedness: exercises and training guidance (2013). It has been written with UK Government departments, agencies, Arms-Length Bodies (ALBs) and wider resilience professionals in mind and aims to help exercising colleagues design and implement impactful exercises, which in turn should improve exercising at a national and local level.

It is not mandatory, but it sets out a common approach for UK Government departments to increase their exercising capability, working both individually and collectively.This guidance aligns with and reinforces the National Resilience Standard for Local Resilience Forums No 8: Exercising (PDF, 933KB), which isa set of individual standards for LRFs to consistently identify good and leading practice, and help self-assure their capabilities and overall level of readiness.

Please contactUKRA@cabinetoffice.gov.ukand provide feedback on your use of the Exercising Best Practice Guidance.