Cabinet Office Briefing Room (COBR)[1] is a term used to describe the formation of a crisis response committee, coordinating the actions of bodies within the government of the United Kingdom in response to instances of national or regional crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the UK. The constitution of a COBR will depend on the nature of the incident but it is usually chaired by the Prime Minister or another senior minister, with other key ministers as appropriate, and representative of relevent external organizations such as the Association of Chief Polic Officers and the Local Government Association.[1][2]
COBR meetings are generally held in one of the Cabinet Office buildings in or near Whitehall
It is often referred to as COBRA or Cobra, with some media reporting attributing that to an acronym for "Cabinet Office Briefing Room Alpha", on the basis that meetings are presumed to be held in "Conference Room A" of the Cabinet Office main building in Whitehall.[3]
References
- ^ a b Emergencies: the legal and operational framework - cabinetoffice.gov.uk
- ^ "What is Cobra". The Guardian. http://politics.guardian.co.uk/publicservices/story/0,11032,816220,00.html.
- ^ Brian Brady (25 March 2007). "Blair convenes Cobra team as crisis in Iran escalates". Scotland on Sunday. http://news.scotsman.com/iran/Blair-convenes-Cobra-team-as.3357226.jp. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
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