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THE PLAN ................................................................................................................................................ 7  \nForm A – Immediate Action Checklist............................................................................................................. 8  \nForm B – Response Actions Checklist ........................................................................................................... 9  \nForm C – Essential Processes ...................................................................................................................... 11  \nForm D – Summary of Post Incident Resources & Equipment................................................................. 12  \nForm E – Essential IT Systems & Records.................................................................................................. 13  \nForm F – Staff Details ..................................................................................................................................... 14  \nForm G – Key Contacts .................................................................................................................................. 15  \nForm H – Plan Summary ................................................................................................................................ 16  \n7. ANNEX .................................................................................................................................................... 18  \n7.1 Assessing the risks................................................................................................................................ 18  \n7.2 Company Mobile Phone Users............................................................................................................21  \n7.3 Laptop users........................................................................................................................................... 21  \n7.4 Staff able to work from home ............................................................................................................... 21  \n7.5 Emergency Operations Log ................................................................................................................. 22  \n8. 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