Emergency contingency plans
Lack of pre-existing contingency plans for emergencies (e.g., pandemics), leading to a scramble and flawed early scheme design.
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19 inquiries
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Committee recommendation
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#5 - Develop contingency plans for Capita's pension administration transition and update Committee on decision
There is a clear risk that Capita will not be ready to take over administration of the Scheme as planned on 1 December 2025. The planned date of transfer of administration from MyCSP to Capita is 1 December 2025. However, of the eight transition milestones which have so far passed, only one has passed with all elements delivered...
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Inquiry recommendation
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TAYL-F63 - Brief entrance police on emergency service plans and deployment information
Police officers posted at the entrances to the ground should be briefed as to the contingency plans for the arrival of emergency services and should be informed when such services are called as to where and why they are required.
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NAO recommendation
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Progress delivering the Emergency Services Network
The Home Office should develop a contingency plan that sets out what it will do if technology on which the overall ESN programme is dependent does not work. The contingency plan should be linked to key delivery milestones for the contractors and include clear criteria for activating it.
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Inquiry recommendation
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TAYL-F62 - Review emergency vehicle access, rendezvous points, and internal ground accessibility
Contingency plans for the arrival at each designated sports ground of emergency vehicles from all three services should be reviewed. They should include routes of access, rendezvous points, and accessibility within the ground itself.
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Inquiry recommendation
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FENN-12 - Include evacuation by train within all station emergency evacuation plans.
Station evacuation plans should include evacuation by train.
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-87 - Develop and regularly exercise effective emergency plans for all station staff
BR shall ensure that each area manager, station manager and all senior station staff have an effective emergency plan for their area that is understood by all their staff and is the subject of regular exercises.
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-76 - Require BR and emergency services to maintain joint planning with table-top exercises
In the exercise of command and control at accident sites BR and the emergency services shall maintain their policy of joint planning supported by table-top exercises.
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Inquiry recommendation
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MAI-42 - SMG sharing of emergency response plans
SMG should review its processes to ensure that it shares with Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, British Transport Police and North West Ambulance Service its most current emergency response plans and policies for dealing with an incident at the Arena. It should apply this approach more generally to its operations.
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Committee recommendation
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#15 - Set out detailed contingency plans for SPS negotiations, ensuring continuity of core border functions
The Government should set out, in response to this report, its contingency plans for the SPS negotiations, recognising that an SPS agreement is not guaranteed. These should set out how core functions such as biosecurity, border operations, and regulatory oversight will continue if negotiations take longer or fail, and how reprioritisation of resources will be managed to avoid...
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Inquiry recommendation
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FENN-152 - Consider national disaster planning desk for experience and emergency coordination
Consideration should be given to a national disaster planning desk where the experience gained from disasters and their investigation and civil emergencies can be retained. Advice on the coordination of individual emergency plans should also be available at a national level.
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NAO recommendation
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COVID-19 business grant schemes
HMT and DBT, working with local authorities, should by December 2023 draw up contingency plans to cover the provision of financial support to priority groups in the event of a future national emergency. The plans should draw upon the considerable experience gained by the departments and local authorities during the pandemic.
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Inquiry recommendation
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LADB-4 - Review railway emergency planning, including survivor after-care and bereaved support
The Railway Group should review emergency planning, including liaison with the emergency services, arrangements for the after-care of survivors and the provision of support and facilities for the bereaved and injured (para 4.122).
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-80 - Department of Health to review BASICS' role and funding in emergency planning
In revising the Circular the Department of Health shall consider the role of BASICS in emergency planning and review BASICS' funding arrangements.
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Inquiry recommendation
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COVID-M3.5 - Scale Up Urgent and Emergency Care
The UK government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive, in conjunction with organisations responsible for delivering services, should plan for surge capacity in urgent and emergency care during a pandemic. Plans must ensure that there is sufficient workforce capacity and the ability to surge, including the number and type of staff required, recruitment and training provision....
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PFD report
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Arthur Mason
Staff lacked formal risk assessment training and failed to identify risks for farm tasks, compounded by the absence of a comprehensive emergency plan for hazardous areas.
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PFD report
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Sandra Brotherton
A sole carer did not have a contingency plan in place for emergencies, a personal assistant's care plan was not clearly documented or provided, and an urgent consultant psychiatrist appointment was difficult to obtain.
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NAO recommendation
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Lessons learned: tackling fraud and protecting propriety in government spending during an emergency
m) We recommend that the Public Sector Fraud Authority develop and test a plan so that in an emergency it has the following: ? Clarity over the key counter-fraud priorities. This should build on the experience of providing the global fraud risk assessment during the COVID-19 pandemic and provide clarity on where the resources are needed. This should...
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Inquiry recommendation
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MAI-47 - Sufficient resources for operational planning
His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, the College of Policing and the Home Office should work together to put in place robust systems, policies and guidance to ensure that all police services have sufficient resources dedicated to the development of operational and contingency plans, particularly for responding to Major Incidents, including terrorist attacks.
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PFD report
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Jasmine Lapsley
Emergency services in rural NW Wales suffer from a lack of nighttime air support, ineffective rostering and communication for Community First Responders, and inadequate resource planning for seasonal population increases.
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PFD report
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James Fox
Concerns were raised about the accuracy of close-range police firearms, lack of less-lethal options, inadequate contingency planning for volatile situations, and inconsistent national training for officers.
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PFD report
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Margaret Wakefield
Critical care haemofiltration was unavailable in a timely manner, leading to patient deterioration and death, indicating a failure in access and contingency planning for vital treatments.
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PFD report
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Michael Brennan
A critical backup plan for emergency patient transfer failed due to unavailability of a satellite hospital bed, highlighting a lack of real-time bed status information for clinicians across the Trust's multiple sites.
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Committee recommendation
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#12 - Twenty-Ninth Report - Whitehall preparations for EU Exit
Our previous work on Covid-19 has highlighted the gaps in economic planning for pandemics, even though the risk of a pandemic was one of the most likely risks government had identified. In July 2020, we recommended that the Cabinet Office should review its contingency planning for the most serious risks and ensure that these consider whole-of-government impacts, including...
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Committee recommendation
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#5 - Twenty-Ninth Report - Whitehall preparations for EU Exit
EU Exit and the Covid-19 response have shown up critical gaps in the civil service’s approach to planning, particularly for unexpected events or undesired outcomes. The Cabinet Office keeps a national risk register, with input from across government and particularly the Treasury. The risk register includes “unexpected events” in terms of those that are irregular but known to...
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NAO recommendation
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The supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic
Emergency plans for dealing with a pandemic must provide for appropriate stockpiles of high-quality PPE together with comprehensive and resilient arrangements for the rapid procurement and distribution of PPE, based on reliable information. Plans need to include distribution of PPE to social care and all parts of the health system. Organisations responsible for maintaining and testing their plans...
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NAO recommendation
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The government’s preparedness for the COVID-19 pandemic: lessons for government on risk management
The Cabinet Office should strengthen oversight and assurance arrangements over preparations for system-wide emergencies. These should include publishing standards against which lead government departments, supporting departments and other public sector organisations can assess their level of preparedness for major emergencies, developing external assurance processes to assess, on a regular basis, whether there are adequate preparations in place that...
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IMB recommendation
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Heathrow Immigration Removal Centre (2022)
In light of the problems experienced during the November 2022 evacuation of Harmondsworth, e.g. lost possessions, inadequate emergency clothing and inadequate communication with detainees, we would urge the Home Office to ensure that the HIRC Contingency Plan is reviewed and is truly ‘fit for purpose’.
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PFD report
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Peter Keep
The hospital lacked a clear sedation policy for cardiac procedures, leading to inconsistent drug use, inadequate staff training on anxiolytics, and no action plan for patient intolerance or airway emergencies.
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Committee recommendation
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#11 - Twenty-Ninth Report - Whitehall preparations for EU Exit
Recent events have shown up the limitations in government’s forward planning capability when put into practice. Ministers specifically limited the amount of contingency planning the civil service was expected to carry out ahead of the EU Exit referendum in 2016.27 While the Cabinet Office felt that was a reasonable position for ministers to take, it admitted that this...
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Committee recommendation
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#62 - Implement long-term strategy to maximise fieldwork opportunities for Antarctic researchers.
As infrastructure projects near completion, the British Antarctic Survey (BAS) and Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) should implement a long-term strategy to maximise fieldwork opportunities, ensuring fair and efficient access for researchers. This should include improved scheduling, better logistical coordination, and contingency plans to prevent future disruptions. (Recommendation, Paragraph 269)
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Committee recommendation
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#18 - 5th Report: Brexit and trade: implications for Wales
There is an unacceptable level of risk that inland facilities will not be ready in either North or South-west Wales for the full introduction of border checks and processes in July 2021. It has been clear since the beginning of the UK-EU trade talks, that regardless of a deal being reached or not, there would be new processes...
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Article 2 learning point
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DM — Southampton Magistrates’ Court - LP 7
We recommend that a local contingency plan is put in place for the steps to be taken in the event of an emergency. This should include notification of court security staff when an ambulance has been called and that a member of staff able to report changes in the patient’s condition and to act on advice needs to...
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Committee recommendation
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#24 - Thirteenth Report - Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
The pandemic has highlighted the importance of carrying out robust risk planning and being clear about risk appetite and risk tolerance. Our previous work, including on support for children’s education during the pandemic and on the Bounce Bank Loans Scheme, has found that the government lacked pre-existing plans for many aspects of its response such as employment support...
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Committee recommendation
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#5 - Thirteenth Report - Initial lessons from the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
Government has yet to improve its approach to managing risk or set out which trade-offs it intends to make in future emergencies. The pandemic has highlighted the importance of carrying out robust risk planning and being clear about risk appetite and risk tolerance. Government lacked pre-existing plans for many aspects of its response such as employment support schemes,...
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Inquiry recommendation
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FENN-9 - Agree station emergency instructions with LFB for staff training
Station instructions for emergencies and closure must be agreed with the London Fire Brigade and used in training station staff.
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terms: emergency
Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-82 - BR to review and test communication systems with emergency services weekly
BR shall review its communication systems with the emergency services to ensure that efficient methods exist to provide and disseminate early information requiring immediate action. In the course of the review BR shall look particularly at communication between signal boxes and the emergency services. Systems shall be tested weekly and logged.
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Inquiry recommendation
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HIDD-74 - Require emergency services to recognise Civil Police primacy in non-fire accidents
The emergency services shall recognise the primacy of the Civil Police authority in accidents of this kind where there is no fire. This recognition does not preclude delegation to the LFB of control at trackside.
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Committee recommendation
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#6 - Set out plan for ensuring grid capacity during low renewable generation and improve supply reporting.
The Department has more to do to convince Parliament that it has a robust plan for ensuring security of energy supply to meet increasing demand. The security of energy supply is the highest priority for the Department. Energy demand is set to rise from increasing numbers of electric vehicles and heat pumps, data processing centres, as well as...
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Committee recommendation
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#118 - Consider physical cash value in emergency preparedness and severe payment system outages
In discharging its responsibility for national security and resilience, HM Treasury must consider the value of physical cash in emergency preparedness. This may include recommending that cash is held by individuals in case of emergency, and considering what role cash distribution might play in a severe payment systems outage. (Recommendation)
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Inquiry recommendation
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COVID-M3.7 - ICU Resource Allocation Framework
The UK government and devolved administrations should publish a UK-wide framework setting out ethical and operational principles to guide the allocation of adult intensive care resources in the extreme event that they are saturated during a pandemic. That framework must: be informed by comprehensive engagement with the public and developed in conjunction with professionals across healthcare, law and...
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Committee recommendation
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#69 - Third Report - Coronavirus: lessons learned to date
The Armed Forces should have a more central and standing role in preparing for and responding to emergencies like pandemics, given the depth of capability and experience they have in planning, logistics and rapid mobilisation. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat should work with the Armed Forces to improve operational expertise in emergencies in public bodies. Coronavirus: lessons learned to...
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Committee recommendation
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#69 - Sixth Report - Coronavirus: lessons learned to date
The Armed Forces should have a more central and standing role in preparing for and responding to emergencies like pandemics, given the depth of capability and experience they have in planning, logistics and rapid mobilisation. The Civil Contingencies Secretariat should work with the Armed Forces to improve operational expertise in emergencies in public bodies. Coronavirus: lessons learned to...
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NAO recommendation
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Increasing the capacity of the prison estate to meet demand
MoJ should combine thinking on policy objectives for the prison estate and improved evidence of different approaches to develop a long-term strategy to improve the resilience of the estate. It should: set out contingency plans for any unexpected increases in demand.
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HMICFRS recommendation
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FRS 2023-25 CoC Recommendations: Avon Fire and Rescue Service
Cause of concern: The service’s mobilisation system, which records information and dispatches resources to emergency incidents, isn’t reliable and crashes during emergency 999 calls. This unnecessarily delays the mobilisation of resources, which results in the public receiving a slower response to emergencies. Recommendation: By 19 September 2023, the service should develop an action plan to make sure fire...
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NAO recommendation
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Resilience to animal disease
g ensure their disease outbreak plans are comprehensive and up-to-date, including updating disease-specific plans where required, ensuring plans cover responding to concurrent large exotic disease outbreaks and a scenario where capacity is insufficient, and developing a contingency plan for an exotic zoonotic disease outbreak.
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NAO recommendation
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The decommissioning of the AGR nuclear power stations
Given the impact that early closure of a station can have on the costs incurred by the Fund, the Department should, with EDFE, review the risks of early closure at each of the AGR stations to ensure appropriate contingency planning is in place.
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NAO recommendation
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The government’s approach to test and trace in England – interim report
b) plan against a range of plausible outcomes to ensure it has flexibility to respond to predictable and unexpected spikes in testing demand. Problems emerged when schools and universities reopened in September, despite a predictable spike in demand. NHST&T also needs to have contingency plans in place so it can respond to unexpected spikes in community testing, in...
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NAO recommendation
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Achieving net zero
BEIS should: • prepare contingency plans that consider how to provide greater certainty and transparency around its net zero plans even if a full strategy is not possible prior to COP26 given the ongoing uncertainty around the impact of COVID-19.
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ICIBI recommendation
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An inspection of the Home Office’s Afghan resettlement schemes (October 2022 – April 2023)
The Home Office should develop robust contingency plans to prepare for future crisis events. These plans must focus on the accurate collection and assurance of data.
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NAO recommendation
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Preparations to extend early years entitlements to working parents in England
For DfE to increase its chances of meeting forthcoming milestones it should: B) better use data to explore how variations in availability of early years places, parental take-up and workforce could impact future performance and costs. It should then set out contingency arrangements for plausible scenarios with clear criteria for activating these plans;
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