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Latest changes – civil emergencies

Date Category Guidance Changes
Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Definitions

Under the heading: 'Declaring a mass fatality incident' the information has changed slightly and now includes:

National planning for a mass fatality response is coordinated centrally by the Fire Resilience and Major Events (FRaME)


 

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Disaster victim identification - Guidance overview

New sections added: 

Home Office

Professional development

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Health, safety, wellbeing and welfare

Title of the page has change from 'Health, safety and welfare' to 'Health, safety, wellbeing and welfare'

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Business continuity

Additional line added to paragraph just before bullet points: 'The National Police Chiefs' Council has produced new business continuity management guidance.'

Removed second bullet point: 'Business continuity management guidance (users are required to log in)'

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Business continuity

Under 'further information' added a link to Business continuity guidance on College Learn. 

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Response

Added a link to Stay Safe Memoire on College Learn post the maintenance review going live yesterday 04/04/2024. This is in the Counter Terrorism Policing section.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Business continuity

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

'Business continuity' content updated and moved to its own section from its previous section ('Planning'.)

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Civil contingencies - Guidance overview

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Command, control and coordination

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Devolved nations

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

'Devolved nations' moved to its own section from its previous section ('Civil contingencies' > 'Command, control and coordination').

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Humanitarian assistance and police documentation teams

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Created 'Humanitarian assistance and police documentation teams' as new section.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Legislation

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Notifiable animal diseases

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

'Notifiable animal diseases' moved to its own section from its previous section ('Planning').
 

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Planning

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Content about 'Business continuity planning' and 'Notifiable animal diseases' moved to other sections within this APP.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Recovery

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

'Recovery' content moved to its own section from its previous section ('Civil contingencies' > 'Response and recovery').

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Response

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Page title changed from 'Response and recovery' to 'Response'. Addition of content that previously sat in the 'Command, control and coordination' section. 'Recovery' content moved from this section to its own section.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Risk assessment

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Specialist resources

Extensive changes and restructure to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Supporting material

Extensive changes to bring practice in line with updated Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (JESIP) guidance.

Removed checklists and added references.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Risk assessment

Updated broken links to Code of Ethics

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies reference material

Updated broken link to Code of Ethics

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Command, control and coordination

In section 'Emergency preparedness in Wales', removed details about the Pan-Wales Response Plan as no longer relevant.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Risk assessment

Removed typo from end of page

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Risk assessment

Corrected a broken link to the NDM within risk assessment, paragraph 2.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Specialist resources

Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification National and international arrangements

Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) changed to Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains

Amended victim holding audit area acronym from HAA to VHAA.

New section added on road traffic collisions.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Senior identification manager (SIM) initial actions updated with College logo.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Inquests and inquiries

Removed the link to Jones, J. KBE (2017) from Judicial inquiries and moved it to the Overview page for disaster victim identification .

 

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Health, safety, wellbeing and welfare

Broken link fixed.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Specialist resources

Changed title from Mobilisation to Specialist resources to better reflect content and avoid duplication with Mobilisation APP. 

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Planning

Added 'notifiable animal diseases' and removed animal health act 1981 section 60 section and replaced with link.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Response

Links to family and friends reception centre replaced in relief phase section and outer cordon section

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Planning

Link to Knowledge Hub added to direct reader to information on pandemics.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Removed APP on Casualty Bureau module. Updated 'Casualty bureau incident room' section added to Disaster victim identification - Roles and responsibilities.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Added 'Casualty bureau incident room' section.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Response

Replace link to Survivors reception centre with Disaster Action link.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Updated scenario published in Casualty bureau section. 

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Additional arrangements for contaminated fatalities

Error in title addressed - Contaminated fatalities.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Update SIM suggested initial actions document.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Removal of reference material.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Updated section on Casualty bureau.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Removal of the word 'Annual' in relation to refresher training.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Inquests and inquiries

Reference to Coroners and Justice Act 2009 from Coroners Act 1988.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Disaster victim identification - Guidance overview

Revision and reformat of Disaster victim identification, including new section on Welfare.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Command, control and coordination

Methane diagram replaced.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Command, control and coordination

Addition of section on Scientific and technical advice cell.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Various updates.

Civil emergencies > Civil contingencies Response

SAD CHALETS becomes METHANE.

Civil emergencies Civil emergencies - Guidance overview

Content changes.

Civil emergencies > Disaster victim identification Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains

Content changes.

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