 cabinet office briefing rooms (cobr)emergency response - central government arrangements - cabinetoffice.gov.ukemergencies: the legal and operational framework - cabinetoffice.gov.uk refers to the location for a type of crisis response committee set up to coordinate the actions of bodies within the government of the united kingdom in response to instances of national or regional crisis, or during events abroad with major implications for the uk. the constitution of a cobr meeting depends on the nature of the incident but it is usually chaired by the prime minister or another senior minister, with other key ministers as appropriate, and representatives of relevant external organizations such as the association of chief police officers and the local government association. cobr meetings are generally held in one of the cabinet office buildings in whitehall, london. each is held in a secure room fitted with video and audio links able to display all intelligence information relevant to the situation under discussion. unlike the equivalent u.s. facility, the white house situation room, it is only staffed during each period of use. it is actually on the first floor of the building and not below ground. it is often referred to as cobra or cobra by the media; this relates to the acronym for cabinet office briefing room a as the meetings were usually held in conference room a at the cabinet office main building at 70 whitehall. this abbreviation is no longer used within the cabinet office. official papers bear a logo based on that of the cabinet office with the addition of the words "briefing rooms".{{cite web |url=http://news.scotsman.com/iran/blair-convenes-cobra-team-as.3357226.jp |title=blair convenes cobra team as crisis in iran escalates |author=brian brady |work=[[s
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