Serco to Manage and Operate Emergency Planning College
The Cabinet Office’s Emergency Planning College (EPC) is pleased to announce that an agreement has been reached with Serco to manage and operate the College on its behalf.
Under the agreement Serco will take over the management of training and all logistics at EPC, operating the College in partnership with and on behalf of the Cabinet Office for a period of 15 years. The College will be directed by a joint partnership board, with the following division of responsibilities:
The Cabinet Office Civil Contingencies Secretariat (CCS) will deliver policy direction and guidance; resilience doctrine and guidance; overall quality assurance of training; and contract monitoring.
Serco will manage all activities on the site, including the design, development and delivery of training, and exploit the excess capacity through complementary activities. In addition Serco will manage the college property and estate, including infrastructure lifecycle and maintenance costs.
Making the announcement, Michael Charlton-Weedy, Chief Executive of EPC, said: "This is an innovative arrangement that offers benefits to both partners. It offers the opportunity to build an even better and more successful business at EPC, building on the extensive improvement and modernisation that has been recently undertaken."
In addition it will also increase the College’s contribution to the UK’s resilience to emergencies through the delivery of world-class training, whilst also achieving substantial savings."
Commenting on the agreement, Andrew White, CEO of Serco’s Defence, Science and Nuclear division, said:
"A key part of Serco’s mission is to help strengthen the UK’s national security and resilience, and we are excited by the opportunity this new relationship with the college gives us to further that contribution. I am looking forward to working with our new partners to sustain and enhance the role of the college in protecting the public."
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