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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what discussions the Department has had with the Home Office regarding the development and maintenance of a cross-government risk register to assess and manage the risk of public disorder and riots; and what steps are being taken to ensure that local authorities and relevant agencies are prepared to respond to future incidents.

MHCLG officials engage with Home Office officials regularly on a number of issues, including risks and both feed into the National Security Risk Register and the National Risk Register which includes public disorder among the many risks described.

Local Resilience Forums (LRFs) in England and Wales, Regional Resilience Partnerships (RRPs) in Scotland and Emergency Preparedness Groups in Northern Ireland play a critical role in bringing local responders, such as the emergency services, together to plan for risks. Local Resilience Forums’ partners produce Community Risk Registers (CRRs), which focus on the highest priority risks in each local area.

In addition, Government is taking the following steps to support local partners in this space:

• Providing £21 million in core funding for LRF capacity and capability between 2026-27 and 2028-29. Considering the role of Mayors and Strategic Authorities in local resilience. The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 post-implementation review will consider how legislation can strengthen local arrangements alongside English devolution.

• Launching a refresh of the National Resilience Standards for Local Resilience Forums (LRFs)

• Working with the UK Resilience Academy, Local Government Association and Society of Local Authority Chief Executives to strengthen local authority resilience