Resources, information and further reading

This section contains further reading, external links, the MIIRP (Major Incident Recovery Plan for the School). The Documents section contains a list of internal LSE documents, including those that you might be asked to provide if you are submitting a grant.   

Submitting a Grant

Submitting a grant? You may be asked for the following documents: 

• Major Incident Initial Recovery Plan (MIIRP) (PDF)
• IT Disaster recovery plan
• Alternative accommodation plan

Business Continuity governance in LSE

• Organisation Chart (PDF) showing delegation, governance & compliance.
• Business Continuity Management Board
• What is required of local divisions and departments -  see the FAQs section for more information.

Further reading

• BCI (Business Continuity Institute)
• Glossary of terms (PDF)
• Resources page
• Good Practice Guidelines - Highlights 2010 - abbreviated version
• Good Practice Guidelines 2013 - only available to BCI members or for purchase by non members. Contact Veronique Mizgailo if you wish to buy a copy. 
• BCI Player - with presentations on different aspects of business continuity
• BCI Knowledge Bank - webpage containing links to files on a variety of subjects, including business continuity, risk management, supply chain continuity and 'horizon scanning'. 

Business continuity standards

• BS25999-2 is the British Standard for business continuity released in 2007.  This link contains outline information on the standard.
• ISO2230 is the latest standard, released at the end of 2012.  This link contains outline information on the standard.
• The Concept and Context of Business Continuity (PDF) - a paper by Phil Wood of Bucks New University and reproduced here with his kind permission.
• London Risk Register - this link will take you to the London Community Risk Register site. There is a link at the bottom of the page to download a full copy.
• National Risk Register - this link will take you to the National Risk Register of Civil Emergencies2013  published by the Cabinet Office. 
• Institute of Risk Management - this link will take you to the Institute's home page where you will be able to access a number of their publications. 
• UK Civil Protection Lexicon - a collection of  emergency management terms produced by the UK Cabinet Office. 
• Local Authority Emergency Major Incident Plans - this is a gov.uk site which allows you to search for local authorities' emergency plans by post code.  
• www.praxiom.com - provides a library of information in 'plain English' centred around the ISO standards, including the ISO22301 issued in 2012.