Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, in what way differences between local resilience assessments and central government projections are met.

Local Resilience Forums assess the risks facing their areas, drawing on the Government’s national risk assessment alongside local evidence and expertise. Differences between national and local assessments are expected, reflecting local circumstances, vulnerabilities and potential impacts.

Government supports a two-way approach, with local evidence informing the national understanding of risk, and national assessments and planning assumptions informing local preparedness. Local and national capability assessments also help identify whether capabilities are sufficient to manage assessed risks and where further action may be required. This helps ensure that differences between local and national assessments are understood and reflected in resilience planning and preparedness.