Information
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Business Unit
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BUL
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Meeting held
Business Unit Information
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Number of staff FTE
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Number of workstations
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Business Unit operates from the Oaklands Campus
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Provide information if works carried out in other locations
Business Impact Analysis
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Has the BUL completed a BIA in the past year?
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Date completed
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Summary of Critical Functions:
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Summary of any non-essential services which could be suspended:
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Can staff who perform non-essential functions be diverted to critical functions?
BC Risk Assessment
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Has a BC risk assessment been undertaken?
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Has this been documented?
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What are the main threats to continuity of critical functions - e.g. vulnerabilities?
- Power failure
- Industrial action
- IT failure
- Loss of office (fire)
- Fuel shortage
- Interruption to supply chain
- Flu pandemic
- Severe weather
- Reputational crisis
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Suggested Risk Mitigation Measures:
- Home working
- Alternative Office
- Temporary Staff
- Alternative Supplier
- Emergency equipment
- Emergency procedures
- Backed up filing system
- Other
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Other - please specify:
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Are arrangements in place?
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Please specify:
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Are there any key dependencies on other business units (single points of failure)?
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Please specify:
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Overall BC Risk Rating
Business Continuity Planning
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Does the Business Unit have a documented Business Continuity Plan?
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Do the procedures within the plan facilitate the continuity of critical functions?
BC Scenarios
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If office facilities became unavailable for up to four weeks, how would you achieve continuity of critical functions?
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No BC arrangements considered or in place
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BC has been considered but no evidence of action plan
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Some evidence of BC planning but work incomplete
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BC Procedures have been documented, tested and are embedded in the routine - Service is resilient
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If 50% of your staff were to become unavailable for up to four weeks, how would you achieve continuity of critical functions?
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No BC arrangements considered or in place
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BC has been considered but no evidence of action plan
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Some evidence of BC planning but work incomplete
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BC Procedures have been documented, tested and are embedded in the routine - Service is resilient
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If an essential product or service provided by one of your suppliers/contractors became unavailable for four weeks, how would you achieve continuity of critical functions?
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No BC arrangements considered or in place
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BC has been considered but no evidence of action plan
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Some evidence of BC planning but work incomplete
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BC Procedures have been documented, tested and are embedded in the routine - Service is resilient
Alternative Ways of Working
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Does the company have the capability to implement alternative ways of working (e.g. WFH) during disruptive events?
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Pease enter details of capabilities here:
Business Continuity Incidents
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Have there been any Business Continuity incidents or exercises in the past 12 months?
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Please specify:
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Date:
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Was a de-brief held?
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Were notes taken?
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Brief details of key lessons learned and action plan for improved performance:
BC Information held by the BUL
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Does the BUL hold an emergency contacts list for staff?
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Contractors?
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Where service delivery is undertaken by contractors, are their procedures documented and held on file?
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Suppliers?
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Have alternative suppliers been sought?
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Does the Business Unit have documented business continuity procedures?
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Have these been discussed and agreed with all staff
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Are these held in hard copy, off site?
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Does the BUL have access to hard copy and electronic versions of all working documents and data?
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Where service delivery is undertaken by contractors, does the BUL hold copies of their BC procedures?
Exercising the BC Plan
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Have BC procedures been tested with an exercise?
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Please enter the date of the exercise:
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Use this space to identify any lessons learned, suggested improvements and any action to be taken:
Business Continuity Training & Awareness
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Is there a requirement for BC training or greater awareness within the Business Unit?
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Note the requirements
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Does BC training and awareness feature in staff development?
Embedding the BC Culture
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Is BC routinely discussed within the business unit?
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Are these discussions recorded?
Self Assessment
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No BC arrangements considered or in place
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BC has been considered but no evidence of action plan
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Some evidence of BC planning but work incomplete
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BC Procedures have been documented, tested and are embedded in the routine - Service is resilient
Emergency Planning Officer
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No BC arrangements considered or in place
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BC has been considered but no evidence of action plan
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Some evidence of BC planning but work incomplete
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BC Procedures have been documented, tested and are embedded in the routine - Service is resilient
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Emergency Planning Officer's Comments:
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Signature of person conducting this BC audit:
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