Community Risk Register

The National Risk Register (NRR) is the external version of the National Security Risk Assessment (NSRA), which is the government’s assessment of the most serious risks facing the UK. It provides the government’s updated assessment of the likelihood and potential impact of a broad range of risks that may directly affect the UK and its interests. 

The NRR is aimed at risk and resilience practitioners, including businesses and voluntary and community sector organisations. Information for individuals, households and communities on preparing for emergencies can be found on Prepare - Prepare

The NSRA now operates as a dynamic assessment process, with risks reassessed on a more regular basis to reflect the changing risk landscape. This version of the National Risk Register is the first to align with that dynamic process, drawing from the latest risk information available.

Further information can be found via  - National Risk Register 2025 - GOV.UK

As well as using the National Risk Register, the public can also find information about risks to their local area through their Community Risk Register.

What is a Community Risk Register?

All Local Resilience Forums across the UK have a legal duty to produce and publish a Community Risk Register.  The Gwent LRF Community Risk Register is the result of a process carried out by the multi-agency partners within the Gwent LRF - Risk Assessment Working Group in assessing the likelihood and impacts of a range of hazards that have the potential to cause significant disruption to the residents, communities, and environment of Gwent.  These hazards can take many forms and, as we have witnessed with the coronavirus pandemic, can originate internationally, nationally, or locally.

How is the Gwent Community Risk Register Created?

In addition to assessing hazards, the Gwent LRF also assess the consequences of possible threats caused by malicious incidents.  However, the sensitivity of the information supporting these assessments means that specific details will not be made available in the public domain.

The results of these risk assessments are used to inform our level of preparedness for responding to the consequences of the identified hazards and threats and assist the Gwent LRF in prioritising ways of reducing the risks where possible. This can include the production of effective multi- agency plans and procedures and joint agency training and exercising.  This Community Risk Register forms just one aspect of the
partnership’s work in preparing for emergencies and sharing information to increase the overall resilience of the Gwent area.

The current Gwent Local Resilience Forum Community Risk Register is available for download.

If you have any queries regarding the Gwent LRF Community Risk Register, please contact the Gwent LRF Coordinator: [email protected]