Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) Emergency Plan
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP) Emergency Plan Version 1.0 March 2019 Activation of the Council’s Emergency Response: Telephone 01202 733255 in or out of office hours 24/7/365 OFFICIAL Foreword by the Chief Executive Local authorities have clear legal obligations under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and a duty of care to provide effective emergency arrangements and mobilise resources to deal with a wide range of emergencies. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s Emergency Plan provides a framework and principles for command and control under which the Council would respond to an emergency situation within or affecting the authority. It describes the management structures, procedures and roles and responsibilities of the Council within a coordinated multi-agency context to ensure effective multi-agency working. I have approved and signed this plan and require relevant staff to familiarise themselves with their responsibilities and corresponding actions. It is important that all relevant managers and staff are fully aware of their role in preparing for, responding to and recovering from the effects of an emergency. By preparing in this way, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council can promote resilience and support our local community in coping during an emergency and subsequently recover effectively. 2 Version 1.0 March 2019 OFFICIAL Operational, tactical and strategic level responders plus any additional staff who have a role within Bournemouth, Audience Christchurch and Poole Council response and recovery. This document provides an overview of the risks that shape our plans and procedures, local and national capabilities and Description response structures, and sets out the roles, responsibilities and processes for the management of or recovery from an Legacy emergency plans of the previous legacy councils Cross reference Dorset LRF Major Incident Guide and Dorset LRF response plans. All those with a role to play in responding should be familiar Action required with this plan and attend training as appropriate. Plan Ownership BCP Emergency Planning and Resilience Team is responsible for the compilation, publication and distribution of amendments to this plan. Plan owner [email protected] Plan holders are responsible for maintaining the currency of their copies of the plan. Ratified by and BCP Programme Board 14th March 2019 date Implementation 1st April date In line with development of the new organisation. Otherwise Review date three years, after an incident or exercise, or following changes to national guidance Protective Marking This document has been given the marking of ‘OFFICIAL’. This means: Circulation should be limited to those who need to see the document; The document can be sent internally via email; 3 Version 1.0 March 2019 OFFICIAL The document may be stored electronically; Hard copies should be kept in a locked drawer/cabinet; The document should be disposed of with care to prevent reconstitution, e.g. using a shredder. Plan Distribution This plan is stored on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council’s pages on ResilienceDirect (secure website). Access to these pages will generally be restricted to members of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. The original document is held by the Emergency Planning and Resilience Team. This plan will be made available to the appropriate staff who require access to it as part of their role. This will be done via internal document sharing systems or plans will be shared electronically with officers. Upon receipt, individuals become fully responsible for document security and dissemination as per its classification. If appropriate, stakeholders will be given access to the plan through ResilienceDirect, in other cases it may be sent electronically. Upon receipt of the plan, individual agencies become fully responsible for document security and dissemination as per its classification. Plan Structure and Overview A two-part approach has been taken to the production of this corporate emergency response plan. Part One – General Principles Part Two – Council Specific Response and Recovery Part 1 – General Principles Generic emergency planning information and principles and includes: General command and control and an overview of multi-agency roles and responsibilities Part 2 – Council Specific Response and Recovery 4 Version 1.0 March 2019 OFFICIAL Part Two includes specific details of management and control, including activation and actions to be taken by key staff in the event of an incident. Detailed roles and responsibilities as well as specific documentation to support staff when responding to an incident are included. This includes legal, financial and welfare aspects of response and recovery. There is a third section, the Emergency Contacts Directory. This section is kept separately as it is marked ‘official sensitive’ in light of the nature of its contents. Contents Foreword by the Chief Executive ..................................................................................... 2 Plan Ownership ............................................................................................................... 3 Protective Marking ........................................................................................................... 3 Plan Distribution .............................................................................................................. 4 Plan Structure and Overview ........................................................................................... 4 Part 1 General Principles Introduction .................................................................................................................... 11 Training and Exercising ................................................................................................. 12 Aim and Objectives ........................................................................................................ 13 Civil Contingencies Act 2004 ......................................................................................... 14 Associated Regulations ................................................................................................. 15 Definitions ...................................................................................................................... 16 Emergency ................................................................................................................. 16 Council Emergency .................................................................................................... 17 Major Incident ............................................................................................................ 18 Catastrophic Incident ................................................................................................. 18 Response ................................................................................................................... 18 Recovery .................................................................................................................... 18 Business Continuity ................................................................................................... 19 Risk ............................................................................................................................... 19 Local Resilience Forum (LRF) ....................................................................................... 20 Dorset Civil Contingencies Unit (CCU) .......................................................................... 22 Corporate Responsibilities ............................................................................................. 22 Chief Executive .............................................................................................................. 23 Corporate Resilience Champion .................................................................................... 23 Tier 2 Directors and Tier 3 Service Directors ................................................................. 23 5 Version 1.0 March 2019 OFFICIAL Emergency Planning and Resilience Team ................................................................... 24 Corporate Resilience Group .......................................................................................... 25 Service Area Responsibilities ........................................................................................ 25 Emergency Planning Liaison Officers (EPLOs) .............................................................. 30 Command, Control and Coordination............................................................................. 31 Levels of Command, Control and Coordination ............................................................. 32 Tactical Co-ordinating Group ......................................................................................... 34 Strategic Co-ordinating Group ....................................................................................... 35 Activation and Alerting ................................................................................................... 36 Major Incident ................................................................................................................ 36 Op LINK ......................................................................................................................... 36 Dorset Prepared Alerting Service (DPAS) ....................................................................