The UK publishes a new Government Resilience Action Plan
The UK Government has published the new Resilience Action Plan, aimed at strengthening national preparedness and enhancing the country’s ability to respond to a broad range of risks
The UK Government Resilience Action Plan is a comprehensive strategy designed to enhance the nation’s preparedness, response, and recovery capabilities across a broad spectrum of risks, including biological security, catastrophic emergencies, and societal vulnerabilities. The policy emphasises a whole-of-society approach, with clear roles and responsibilities, leveraging digital systems and data-sharing tools to improve coordination among local, regional, and national responders.
The Resilience Action Plan sets out three main goals to be applied across all highlighted sectors: continuously assess how resilient the UK is, enable the whole of society to act and strengthen the core public sector. These goals are England specific but with the commitment to working with and across all UK nations.
Look into each objective:
Objective 1: Continuously assess how resilient the UK is to target interventions and resources
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Assess UK resilience through three main actions:
- Evaluate risks within the context in which they arise, identifying key risk drivers.
- Identify weaknesses in current resilience systems to improve preparedness and response.
- Develop a comprehensive, system-wide resilience assessment framework.
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Key initiatives to deliver this:
- Expand the Risk Vulnerability Toolkit to analyse crisis scenarios and identify vulnerable groups, improving emergency planning.
- Publish a Chronic Risk Analysis with guidance for national and local resilience planning against long-term systemic risks.
- Enhance data-sharing tools like the Risk Vulnerability Tool, RaIN, ResilienceDirect, and the National Situation Centre to improve decision-making and risk response coordination.
- Measure resilience through a consolidated, data-driven resilience baseline, developed with the UK Resilience Academy.
- Create a Cyber Resilience Index to assess cyber vulnerabilities across CNI sectors, informing targeted interventions under the upcoming Cyber Security and Resilience Bill.
Objective 2: Enable the whole of society to take action to increase their resilience
Essential actions:
- Promote individual, household, community, and business preparedness through GOV.UK/Prepare and regular public updates.
- Publish annual public surveys to track risk perception and resilience levels.
- Engage VCFS groups to communicate key resilience messages and improve support for vulnerable communities.
- Strengthen partnerships between emergency responders and community organisations.
- Develop a CNI Knowledge Base to map vulnerabilities and interdependencies across the UK’s 13 Critical National Infrastructure sectors.
- Equip the private sector with preparedness guidance, targeted risk information, training via the UK Resilience Academy, and resilience tools like the Supply Chain Centre and Economic Security Advisory Service.
Objective 3: Strengthening the public Sector resilience system
Essential actions:
- Clarify roles and responsibilities in the public sector resilience system through updated guidance, expectations, and legislation covering every stage of the risk management cycle.
- Improve connectivity and coordination by upgrading digital tools (such as ResilienceDirect, RaIN, National Situation Centre) and increasing real-time data-sharing to support faster, more effective decision-making.
- Enhance the quality of public sector resilience work through:
- The Stronger LRF Trailblazers programme to pilot new models of local resilience leadership.
- Expanded training and learning opportunities via the UK Resilience Academy.
- Improved access to scientific, technical, and resilience expertise to inform emergency planning and response.
The Role of Cyber Resilience within the Resilience Action Plan:
Cyber security is positioned as a core component of the UK Government Resilience Action Plan, woven throughout its risk management, infrastructure protection, and public sector readiness objectives. The plan identifies cyber threats — particularly to Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) — as a fast-growing, complex risk with significant potential for national disruption.
To address this, the Plan references ongoing measures aimed at strengthening the UK’s cyber resilience. These include the Cyber Security & Resilience Bill and proposed legislation to counter ransomware threats.
One key announcement is the creation of a Cyber Resilience Index (CRI) which will holistically measure and target improvements in CNI cyber defences. The CRI’s main function will be to address the evolving nature of threats acknowledging that much of the UK’s CNI is struggling to keep pace with the shifting risk landscape.
To ensure the CRI is effective, government must clearly outline how it will align with the upcoming Cyber Security & Resilience Bill and ongoing government initiatives to improve the UK’s cyber resilience.
The plan also commits to improving data sharing, digital tools, and incident reporting mechanisms across government and responder organisations, while leveraging the UK Resilience Academy to expand cyber risk training and preparedness exercises. These efforts align with broader objectives to strengthen resilience against both acute incidents and chronic risks, recognising that as society becomes increasingly interconnected and technology-dependent, cyber resilience underpins the functionality of essential services, national security, and economic stability.
The Plan recognises the need for a whole-of-society approach to address cyber threats, through training, exercising and governance. techUK looks forward to working closely with government to represent the voice of industry during the implementation of the Plan.
Jill Broom
Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK
Jill leads the techUK Cyber Resilience programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
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Annie Collings
Programme Manager, Cyber Resilience, techUK
Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.
Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- anniecollings24
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
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Olivia Staples
Junior Programme Manager - Cyber Resilience, techUK
Olivia Staples joined techUK in May 2025 as a Junior Programme Manager in the Cyber Resilience team.
She supports the programs mission to promote cyber resilience by engaging key commercial and government stakeholders to shape the cyber resilience policy towards increased security and industry growth. Olivia assists in member engagement, event facilitation and communications support.
Before joining techUK, Olivia gained experience in research, advocacy, and strategic communications across several international organisations. At the Munich Security Conference, she supported stakeholder engagement and contributed to strategic communications. She also worked closely with local and national government stakeholders in Spain and Italy, where she was involved in policy monitoring and advocacy for both public and private sector clients.
Olivia holds an MSc in Political Science (Comparative Politics and Conflict Studies) from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from University College London (UCL).
Outside of tech, Olivia enjoys volunteering with local charities and learning Norwegian.
- Email:
- [email protected]
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Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-richiusa/
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Meet the team
Jill Broom
Head of Cyber Resilience, techUK
Jill leads the techUK Cyber Resilience programme, having originally joined techUK in October 2020 as a Programme Manager for the Cyber and Central Government programmes. She is responsible for managing techUK's work across the cyber security ecosystem, bringing industry together with key stakeholders across the public and private sectors. Jill also provides the industry secretariat for the Cyber Growth Partnership, the industry and government conduit for supporting the growth of the sector. A key focus of her work is to strengthen the public–private partnership across cyber to support further development of UK cyber security and resilience policy.
Before joining techUK, Jill worked as a Senior Caseworker for an MP, advocating for local communities, businesses and individuals, so she is particularly committed to techUK’s vision of harnessing the power of technology to improve people’s lives. Jill is also an experienced editorial professional and has delivered copyediting and writing services for public-body and SME clients as well as publishers.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/jill-broom-19aa824
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Annie Collings
Programme Manager, Cyber Resilience, techUK
Annie is the Programme Manager for Cyber Resilience at techUK. She first joined as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
In her role, Annie supports the Cyber Security SME Forum, engaging regularly with key government and industry stakeholders to advance the growth and development of SMEs in the cyber sector. Annie also coordinates events, engages with policy makers and represents techUK at a number of cyber security events.
Before joining techUK, Annie was an Account Manager at a specialist healthcare agency, where she provided public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. She also gained experience as an intern in both an MP’s constituency office and with the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed. Annie holds a degree in International Relations from Nottingham Trent University.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Twitter:
- anniecollings24
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
Read lessmore
Olivia Staples
Junior Programme Manager - Cyber Resilience, techUK
Olivia Staples joined techUK in May 2025 as a Junior Programme Manager in the Cyber Resilience team.
She supports the programs mission to promote cyber resilience by engaging key commercial and government stakeholders to shape the cyber resilience policy towards increased security and industry growth. Olivia assists in member engagement, event facilitation and communications support.
Before joining techUK, Olivia gained experience in research, advocacy, and strategic communications across several international organisations. At the Munich Security Conference, she supported stakeholder engagement and contributed to strategic communications. She also worked closely with local and national government stakeholders in Spain and Italy, where she was involved in policy monitoring and advocacy for both public and private sector clients.
Olivia holds an MSc in Political Science (Comparative Politics and Conflict Studies) from the London School of Economics (LSE) and a BA in Spanish and Latin American Studies from University College London (UCL).
Outside of tech, Olivia enjoys volunteering with local charities and learning Norwegian.
- Email:
- [email protected]
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Francesca Richiusa
Programme Team Assistant for Public Sector Markets, techUK
Fran serves as the Programme Team Assistant within techUK’s Public Sector Market Programmes, where she is responsible for delivering comprehensive team support, managing administrative functions, and fostering strong relationships with members.
Prior to joining techUK in May 2025, Fran built a meaningful career in the charitable and local government sectors. She worked extensively with both victims and perpetrators of crime, and notably led the coordination of Domestic Homicide Reviews across Surrey—an initiative aimed at identifying lessons and preventing future incidents of domestic abuse.
Outside of work, Fran is an avid traveller and a proud cat mum who enjoys unwinding with her feline companions.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Website:
- www.techuk.org/
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/francesca-richiusa/
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