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It is the [[Scotland|Scottish]] equivalent of the United States' [[Situation Room]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and the United Kingdom's [[Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms]] in [[Whitehall]]. |
It is the [[Scotland|Scottish]] equivalent of the United States' [[Situation Room]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] and the United Kingdom's [[Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms]] in [[Whitehall]]. |
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==Membership== |
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The Scottish Government Resilience Room is run by a sub-committee of the [[Scottish Cabinet|Cabinet]]. There is no official membership of SGoRR<ref>{{cite web |last1=Scottish Government |title=Resilience Committee Meetings: FOI release |url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-201900001144/ |website=https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-201900001144/ |publisher=Scottish Government |accessdate=3 May 2020}}</ref>, however, those who regularly attend are as follows: |
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The Scottish Government Resilience Room is run by a sub-committee of the Cabinet: |
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Membership: [[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] (Convener), the [[Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth]], the [[Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport]], the [[Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment]] and the [[Lord Advocate]]. |
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*[[First Minister of Scotland]] |
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*[[Deputy First Minister of Scotland]] |
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*[[Cabinet Secretary for Justice]] |
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*[[Cabinet Secretary for Finance]] |
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*[[Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport]] |
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*[[Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment]] |
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*[[Lord Advocate]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 14:29, 3 May 2020
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| Location | Edinburgh |
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| Country | Scotland |
| Purpose | Crisis management centre |
The Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR; prior to February 2008 called the Scottish Government Emergency Room or SEER, from the former name Scottish Executive Emergency Room) is a coordination facility of the Scottish Government that is activated in cases of national emergency or crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the United Kingdom.
A meeting in SEER was held on the 1 July 2007 due to the terrorist attack on Glasgow Airport.[1]
It is the Scottish equivalent of the United States' Situation Room in Washington, D.C. and the United Kingdom's Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms in Whitehall.
Membership
The Scottish Government Resilience Room is run by a sub-committee of the Cabinet. There is no official membership of SGoRR[2], however, those who regularly attend are as follows:
- First Minister of Scotland
- Deputy First Minister of Scotland
- Cabinet Secretary for Justice
- Cabinet Secretary for Finance
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Sport
- Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment
- Lord Advocate.
References
- ^ "Official view on airport incident". BBC News. 1 July 2007. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
- ^ Scottish Government. "Resilience Committee Meetings: FOI release". https://www.gov.scot/publications/foi-201900001144/. Scottish Government. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
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External links
- http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/03/15125518/5
- http://www.ukresilience.info/upload/assets/www.ukresilience.info/err_chap_09.pdf
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