WSCC Business Continuity - Critical Activities

West Sussex County Council is working to build a clear, organisation‑wide understanding of all services and their critical activity. This helps us ensure we can continue meeting our legal duties, maintaining public confidence, and managing financial risks during any disruption.

To make this simple and consistent across all teams, we use the Christmas Day Test:

If an activity failed on Christmas Day, would it be serious enough that you would come in to fix it because the consequences—within 24 to 72 hours—would impact or cause legal breaches, major reputational damage, or significant financial loss?

This survey asks you to identify those activities and the key resources they depend on.
Your insight will help West Sussex County Council protect essential services and support effective business continuity planning across the organisation.

Name of person completing survey

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Are you the nominated Business Continuity representative?

Yes

Service that you work for (Name of department)

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Directorate that you work for?

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Who is your Assistant Director who would sign off any Business Continuity Plan - see Leadership Group structure if required.

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Which activity or activities in your service, if they failed on Christmas Day, would be serious enough that you would be recalled to fix it, or make actions to fix?

(This may be because the consequences after 24–72 hours would impact legal breaches, major reputational damage, or significant financial loss)

What key resources do those activities require to resume operation?

If you have none please put N/A as a response.

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Are there any other activities you would deem as critical that have not been listed above or be acted upon using the Bank Holiday/Christmas Day analogy?

(Your service shuts down totally for Christmas so would not be impacted using that example)

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