Risk Advice and Plans

Risks

The Suffolk Resilience Forum develops plans to deal with high and very high risks as identified in the Suffolk Community Risk Register.

The Suffolk Community Risk Matrix attached at the right identifies the hazards and emergencies most likely to affect Suffolk and assesses them according to their potential impact and likelihood of occurring. Risks range from natural hazards, such as flooding, heatwaves and severe winter weather, to technological and societal risks including power outages, cyber incidents, industrial accidents and infectious disease outbreaks.

The colour-coded matrix helps prioritise preparedness and response activities.

For more information on the National Risks, visit the National Risk Register – National Risk Register 2026 – GOV.UK

For more information about risk, visit the national prepare website here

Plans

The Suffolk Resilience Forum plans include generic plans which detail how we respond as a multi-agency group to any incident in Suffolk as well as the following:

Site specific plans (these are normally covered by separate legislation requiring that we plan for incidents)
Hazard specific plans (which are assessed as High or Very High on the Suffolk Community Risk Register or are publicly sensitive)
Supporting plans which cover capabilities that could be employed as a result of any incident occurring

Most plans are publicly available to download – generic and supporting plans can be found below, while hazard specific and site specific plans are available through the separate pages. Some plans are redacted under the Data Protection Act and are not publicly available due to their sensitive nature.