Latest changes – civil emergencies

Wording added under reconciliation files to reflect guidance on recording gender on reconciliation reports. 

Wording changed under VHAA section to ensure clarification 

Link to 'Striking the balance between operational and health and safety duties in the Police Service' has been updated from 2009 version to the most recent (2018) version. 

Entire section has been subject to review through the APP maintenance process. This includes wording changes, reordering, additional information added, and existing information deleted. Changes include:

• SIM responsibilities added: assume overall responsibility for the management of the DVI process, liaising with the Welfare Tactical Commander with regard to managing and assessing risk, health, safety, welfare and wellbeing issues
• Coroner changed to HM Coroner 
• New section on Procurator Fiscal
• Casualty Bureau has been re drafted and significant detail added 
• CBSAP 2024 reference added 
• Family Liaison coordinator, advisor and officer section subject to considerable amendments and updates
• Links updated where necessary 
• New section on fire and rescue services including urban search and rescue (USAR) added 
• New section on HART added 
• New section on NILOs added
• Restructuring throughout entire section 

Diagram added the the bottom of the page as well as a link to the CBRN contaminated fatalities briefing guide. 

• Title of the page has changed from 'Additional arrangements for contaminated fatalities' to 'Dealing with contaminated fatalities' 
• CBRN incident section has been redrafted

• The last bullet point has been changed from:

  'the needs of the bereaved families are taken into account in the disaster victim identification (DVI) process, without jeopardising the safety of the family or other responders involved in the process'

  To:

  'the needs of the bereaved families are taken into account in the disaster victim identification (DVI) process'

• New section added: Crisis management department
• National Police Coordination Centre has merged with UK DVI and sits under the heading 'UK disaster victim identification' 
• 'Police regions' section has been redrafted

Contents has been restructured and updated throughout. 

• Recognition of life extinct section has been reworded to 'Termination of life and verification of death'
• Family liaison - reworded and content added
• Family liaison objectives section added
• Antemortem sample collection section added and more info included
• New sections added:
  • Support for families
  • Getting hep and further support
  • National homicide service
  • National emergencies trust
• Documentation in the mortuary - reworded and content added
• 'Identification evidence' title changed to 'Internationally agreed methods of identification evidence'
• 'Removing human remains and taking samples' title changed to 'Investigative human samples'
• Reconciliation investigation unit - reworded and content added
• New section added under 'Reconciliation files'
• Identification board or commission - reworded and content added

Multiple links updated thoughout

• Title of the page has changed from 'Social needs and media considerations' to 'The requirement of faith communities' 
• Faith communities section has been redrafted 
• Independent advisory groups section has been added
• 'The media' section has been changed to 'communications and social media strategy' and has been redrafted

Changes throughout DVI roles and responsibilities as part of general maintenance. 

Information on Casualty Bureau manager added.

Amended line 'For further information see HSE guidance: Striking the balance' to 'The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) 2018 have published ‘Striking the balance between operational and health and safety duties in the Police Service.’ 

Added the link: https://www.hse.gov.uk/services/police/index.htm

Removed section titled 'sustainability' because NPCC guidance has now been published with the link to APP.

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)

New sections added: 

Home Office

Professional development

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

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)'

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

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.

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'.)

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

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

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').

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.

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

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').
 

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.

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').

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.

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

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

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

Removed checklists and added references.

Updated broken links to Code of Ethics

Updated broken link to Code of Ethics

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

Removed typo from end of page

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

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

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

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

Amended victim holding audit area acronym from HAA to VHAA.

New section added on road traffic collisions.

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

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

Broken link fixed.

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

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

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

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

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

Added 'Casualty bureau incident room' section.

Replace link to Survivors reception centre with Disaster Action link.

Updated scenario published in Casualty bureau section. 

Error in title addressed - Contaminated fatalities.

Update SIM suggested initial actions document.

Removal of reference material.

Updated section on Casualty bureau.

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

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

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

Methane diagram replaced.

Addition of section on Scientific and technical advice cell.

Various updates.

SAD CHALETS becomes METHANE.

Content changes.

Content changes.