Community risk register

Malicious contamination of the food chain

 

This risk involves the deliberate contamination of the food chain with a chemical agent (e.g. cyanide salts) up to and including the point of sale or consumption.

 

This risk would be localised unlike the ‘high risk’ food supply contamination scenario.

 

Cyber-attack – transport sector

 

A cyber-attack against critical network and information systems in the transport sector causing severe disruption. The attack would cause unavailability of systems, with a disruptive impact on freight and passengers, leading to significant economic and reputational impacts.

 

Cyber-attack – telecommunications systems

 

This assessment considers a disruptive cyber-attack against the UK’s biggest telecoms network provider BT. This would affect a significant number of customers, including those on other networks that route traffic through BT.

 

Impacts to broadband, landline and mobile would mean that customers are unable to access the internet or make voice calls. All customers without fixed line and mobile connections would be unable to access the Public Emergency Call Service (999/112), among other critical services.

 

Insolvency affecting fuel supply

 

A fuel refinery, importation, storage, or distribution company becomes insolvent. There will be major regional disruption to the production and supply of refined fuels, impacting road transport, aviation, and domestic heating fuel. Panic buying of fuel would exacerbate the supply disruption due to limited stocks at retail forecourts.

 

Government and local plans are in place to manage the risk which is anticipated to be short term as industry adapts its supply chain.

 

Radiation exposure from transported, stolen or lost goods

 

Accidental exposure to radioactive sources which may have been stolen, lost, or transported by a legal owner without proper regard to radiation safety regulations.

 

 

Accidental work-related (laboratory) release of a hazardous pathogen

 

An infectious influenza-type biological pathogen is accidentally released from a containment laboratory in an urban area. The pathogen causes an infection which takes several days to emerge and spreads via close contact.

 

Earthquake

 

This risk refers to land movements caused by earth tremors and landslides. The geological nature of the KMRF area means that events of this kind are extremely rare, however minor earth tremors have been known to occur.

 

Reception and integration of British Nationals arriving from overseas

 

This risk relates to a substantial number of British Nationals arriving in Kent and Medway from abroad because of civil unrest or a sustained terrorism campaign in the country in which they usually reside.

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