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Latest changes – disaster victim identification

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 > 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 > Disaster victim identification DVI roles and responsibilities

Added 'Casualty bureau incident room' 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 > 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 > Disaster victim identification Recovering and identifying the deceased and human remains

Content changes.

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