Editing Civil Contingencies Secretariat (section)

== Reform and disbandment ==
Following the Covid pandemic, and as a result of the risks faced by the UK becoming more complex, interconnected and demanding, the Cabinet Office made changes in July 2022 to support how the government responds to emergencies and to improve the long-term resilience of the UK. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat was split into two separate resilience functions:<ref name="Inquiry">{{cite web |title=UK Covid Inquiry |url=https://covid19.public-inquiry.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/21173158/INQ000099517.pdf |access-date=22 March 2024 |date=31 January 2023}} [[File:UKOpenGovernmentLicence.svg|30px]] Text was copied from this source, which is available under an [http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/  Open Government Licence v3.0]. © Crown copyright.</ref>

* The COBR Unit, which will continue to lead the government's response to crisis, domestic and international, malicious and non-malicious<ref name="Inquiry"/>
* A Resilience Directorate, which will lead the government's efforts to bolster the UK's resilience. This unit is responsible for the government's work on national resilience, managing the resilience system, resilience frameworks and risk processes.<ref name="Inquiry"/>