Roy Wilsher Chief Executive Hertfordshire PCC Police and Crime Commissioners: Civil Contingencies

Overview Introduction of the Civil Contingencies Act Creation & Role of Local Resilience Forums National Co-ordination Advisory Framework Strategic Co-ordinating Groups Role of Major Incidents CCA and the Strategic Policing Requirement ACPO Civil Contingencies Interoperability PCC – Linking the Chain

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 Replacement for pure “Civil Defence” legislation Redefined the term “Emergency” Created Local Resilience Forums Concept of Subsidiarity

Local Resilience Forums Integrated Emergency Management Category 1 and 2 Responders – Cooperate and Share Information Duties of the LRF – Risk Assessment – Business Continuity Management – Emergency Planning – Warning and informing the Public – Advise and Assist Commercial & Voluntary sectors

CCA and the SPR An identified National Threat : “ Civil emergencies defined as a Tier One risk in the National Security Risk Assessment requiring an aggregated response across police force boundaries” Application of the 5 C’s National Level: Police should be prepared for a Major Incident or Natural hazard which requires a national response Local Level: Response capability commensurate with the local Risk Assessment based on NSRA and NPA.

ACPO – Civil Contingencies National Policing Lead : DCC Charlie Hall ACPO CC Work streams: – Disaster Victim Identification – Casualty Bureau – Business Continuity – Local Resilience Forums – Flooding – Nuclear Emergencies – Search and Rescue – Animal Disease

Buncefield 2005 – Command Structure

National Coordination Advisory Framework

Role of Politicians at a Major Incident

Interoperability Background : Justice Hallett et al Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Programme Aim : “ To ensure that the blue light services are trained and exercised to work together as effectively at all levels of command in response to major or complex incidents so that as many lives as possible can be saved” Governance and Legacy

JESIP Governance Ministerial Oversight Board (6 monthly) Chair - Home Secretary Theresa May Ministerial Oversight Board (6 monthly) Chair - Home Secretary Theresa May Government Departments Ministers Police, Fire & Ambulance Lynne Owens / Roy Wilsher/Anthony Marsh HMIC CFRA JESIP SRO – Craig Denholm Strategic Board (Quarterly) Chair - Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilsher Strategic Board (Quarterly) Chair - Chief Fire Officer Roy Wilsher Government Departments Directors Police, Fire & Ambulance Lynne Owens, Roy Wilsher, Anthony Marsh JESIP SRO Craig Denholm Deputy SRO Jo Byrne Local Government & Devolved Administrations Representatives Programme Board (Monthly) Chair - Senior Responsible Officer Craig Denholm Programme Board (Monthly) Chair - Senior Responsible Officer Craig Denholm Government Departments Representatives Police, Fire & Ambulance Deputy SRO Jo Byrne, Steve Hamm, Keith Prior JESIP Senior Users & other team members as required Devolved Administrations Representatives

JESIP Workstreams Doctrine & Organisation Training & Exercise Shared Situational Awareness Operational Communications

What Will Success Look Like ?

Linking the Chain JESIPPCCLRF

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