
The Priority Services Register (PSR) is a free service from energy suppliers and network operators, designed to support vulnerable customers. Whether due to health, age, disability or other needs, the PSR ensures that those most at risk receive priority assistance during power cuts, gas issues, or other energy-related disruptions. You can register yourself or someone…

The UK National Security Strategy 2025 outlines the government’s comprehensive approach to safeguarding the nation in an era defined by radical uncertainty, geopolitical instability, and technological transformation. Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s foreword underscores the government’s commitment to increasing national security expenditure to 5% of GDP by 2035, marking the largest sustained defence investment since…

This presentation, delivered on Friday 20th June, accompanied the launch of the EM PREPARE Tech Report on Household Resilience. It provides the background to Safehouse Pro’s work on preparedness and the company’s collaboration with Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC). It also presents the key findings from the UK 2024 Baseline Resilience Survey.

This paper brings together findings from a two-year programme of research commissioned by the National Preparedness Commission on community resilience. In doing so, it addresses an underdeveloped element of a whole-of-society approach to emergency preparedness – being prepared to be prepared, or ‘everyday preparedness.’ The UK faces a wide range of potential risks in an…