Civil Contingencies Act 2004:
list of ‘First Responders’
Schedule 1 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 lists the ‘first responders’, subject to its provisions. As described in Annex 1A, the Act splits local responders into two categories and imposes a different set of requirements on each category. Category 1 and 2 responders in England and Wales are listed below.
Emergency services
Police forces
British Transport
Fire authorities
Ambulance services
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Local authorities
All principal local authorities (i.e. metropolitan districts, shire counties, shire districts, shire unitaries)
Port health authorities
Health bodies
Primary Care Trusts
Acute Trusts
Foundation Trusts
Local Health Boards (in Wales)
Any Welsh NHS Trust that provides public health services
