COBR

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COBR is the commonly used acronym for the United Kingdom government’s emergency response committee that convenes in the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms to coordinate crisis management.

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COBR canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom government emergency response committee
alsoKnownAs COBRA
clarification acronym refers to Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms, not a single room
convenesIn COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms)
surface form: Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms
country United Kingdom
domain civil contingencies
emergency management
national security
fullName COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms)
surface form: Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms
governedBy Civil Contingencies Secretariat
hasCharacteristic convened only when required
multi‑agency coordination forum
strategic rather than operational focus
hasFunction coordinate cross‑government crisis management
support decision‑making during national emergencies
hasMediaRole focal point for government crisis communications
hasParticipant Cabinet ministers
intelligence agency representatives
military representatives
police leadership
senior officials from relevant departments
languageOfName English
locatedIn 10 Downing Street
surface form: 10 Downing Street complex

Cabinet Office
meetingType crisis response meeting
strategic coordination meeting
oftenMisinterpretedAs COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms)
surface form: Cabinet Office Briefing Room A
partOf Cabinet Office
relatedTo Civil Contingencies Act 2004
National Security Council (United Kingdom)
UK national risk assessment
reportsTo Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
timeOfUse 21st century
typicalOutput cross‑government action plans
strategic direction for crisis response
typicalTrigger major industrial accidents
natural disasters
public health emergencies
significant national security incidents
terrorist attacks
usedAsAcronymFor COBRA (Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms)
surface form: Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms
usedBy Prime Minister
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom

representatives of devolved administrations
representatives of emergency services
representatives of security services
senior UK government ministers
senior civil servants
usedInContext UK government
surface form: United Kingdom central government

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