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PAS 56 to become British Standard BS 25999 series

A BSI British Standards product story
Edited by the Engineeringtalk editorial team Mar 15, 2006

PAS 56:2003 has set the benchmark for Business Continuity Management (BCM) worldwide and is soon to become a British Standard.

Recognized by industry as the best practice guidance for business continuity planning, PAS 56:2003 has set the benchmark for Business Continuity Management (BCM) worldwide.

The emergence of PAS 56 was the first step in the process towards developing a standard for BCM following a number of drivers demanding a consistent approach to this hot topic.

As it currently stands, the guidelines set out in PAS 56 continue to point organizations in the right direction with regard to their business continuity programmes but its status is that of an informal standard.

However, that is set to change.

BSI Business Information is pleased to announce that PAS 56 is to become a British Standard and will achieve formal standard status to be known as the BS 25999 series.

This progression has received the full backing of interested parties including government, businesses and trade associations.

Coming at the end of 2006 will be BS 25999-1:2006 'Code of practice for business continuity management'.

The first part in the new BS 25999 series will establish the process, principles and terminology of BCM.

It will provide a basis for understanding, developing and implementing business continuity within an organization to provide confidence in business-to-business and business-to-customer dealings.

In addition, it will also provide a comprehensive set of controls based on BCM best practice and covers the whole BCM lifecycle.

Contents: Scope; Structure and how the standard should be used; Terms and definitions; Business continuity management; Overview of BCM; The BCM system; Understanding the organization; BCM strategies; Developing and implementing a BCM response; Building and embedding a BCM culture; Exercising, maintenance, audit and self-assessment of the BCM culture; and Types and methods of exercising BCM strategies.

BS 25999-1 Draft for Public Comment (DPC).

Due for publication in late spring 2006, the DPC for BS 25999-1 will be available to download for FREE via the BSI website.

This will give the general public the opportunity to provide their comments and feedback on the DPC.

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