Resilience of the food supply chain to disruptions
The National Audit Office found that Defra recognises the risk of serious food-supply disruption is increasing, but work to strengthen resilience across industry, communities and households is still at an early stage. The NAO called for clearer planning assumptions and better testing with local government and industry.
National Audit OfficeSource published
Why this matters
Prepared Base view: This is particularly useful because it comes from an independent public watchdog rather than a campaigning group. It reinforces the case for sensible household food resilience without relying on sensational scenarios.
What you can do
Keep a small buffer of non-perishable food, rotate it into normal meals, and think through alternatives if your usual supermarket, delivery service or payment method is unavailable.
