Marathon CEG

Well, the CEG met on the 23rd for its first formal meeting/workshop on the CDEM Group Plan review. Up for discussion was the strategic direction of the Group and Chapter 8: Management and Governance.

The material from the strategic direction workshop will be worked into the Foreword and Background in the Plan. Chapter 8 was provided in draft form and apart from a few minor additions was adopted by the CEG. That all sounds pretty straight forward but this is the longest CEG meeting we've ever had. 4 1/2 hours of good robust discussion is a long meeting by any CDEM standard! What is really pleasing to me is that the shape of the Plan, the planning pathway in relation to other documents, and the desire to be consistent across the Group are all taking shape in the eyes of CEG members.

The decision to drop memoranda of understanding between Groups and go for a standard commitment was well received. It is pleasing that MCDEM has seen the benefit of this approach and has introduced it into the draft Director's Guide.

The next mini workshop is on the 16 October and will address the first parts of the Response Chapter to the Plan.