Responding to the Contingency Planning Team Report by the regulator Monitor, it said the proposed downgrading of service provision is "dramatic".

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Those proposals were put forward in a Contingency Planning Team (CPT) report for the health watchdog, Monitor.

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The academy's Class of 2016 -- all 1, 045 cadets -- is still scheduled to arrive Thursday, but officials are making contingency plans in case they have to report to a different location on the base.

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The Contingency Planning Team (CPT) report to Monitor last month said staffing levels at the hospitals were not sufficient to meet required standards in the long term, given the current range of services and number of patients.

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The Contingency Planning Team (CPT) report to Monitor said staffing levels at Stafford and Cannock Chase hospitals were not sufficient to meet required standards in the long term, given the current range of services and number of patients.

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Even the government task-force report last year that recommended each airline and airport develop contingency plans has sparked little action.

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The committee's report says there needs to be a 8.5m contingency fund to deal with Croatia's accession to the EU in 2013 and the accompanying rise in MEPs, interpreters and support staff.

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Its report criticised communication between the three organisations and a lack of contingency planning.

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The report insisted such threats should be considered by the National Security Council and civil contingency planners, with standards of protection developed for industries most in danger.

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