Outdated Emergency Preparedness Guidance
Outdated, fragmented, and overly long emergency preparedness guidance, lacking emphasis on recovery and identification of vulnerable people.
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5 inquiries
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Outdated Emergency Preparedness Guidance has been flagged across 1 independent accountability source:
14 inquiry recs
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Inquiry Recommendations (14)
P2-44 — Consolidate and update emergency preparedness guidance
Recommendation: The current guidance on preparing for emergencies is contained in several documents, all of which are unduly long and in some respects out of date. We recommend that the guidance be revised, reduced in length and consolidated in one document …
Gov response: The government accepts this recommendation. We will fully factor it into the outcomes of the resilience review. As a first step, we will publish the revised local responder guidance on 'Identifying and Supporting Vulnerable People' …
Accepted
In progress
MAI-123 — GM Resilience Forum tri-service plan reviews
Recommendation: The Greater Manchester Resilience Forum should oversee, at least every six months, a regular tri-service review of the Major Incident plans used by Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service and North West Ambulance Service. The purpose of …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
MAI-99 — Review licensing guidance on event healthcare
Recommendation: The Ministry of Housing Commuities and Local Government should review the guidance given to all licensing authorities on the decisions they make in relation to venues that hold events, and on what level of event healthcare services may be required …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
MAI-46 — Guidance on Major Incident plan review frequency
Recommendation: His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, the College of Policing and the Home Office should issue guidance for all police services on how often operational plans for responding to a Major Incident, including a terrorist incident, …
Gov response: The Home Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on 3 November 2022 following publication of Volume 2, acknowledging the findings on emergency response failures and stating the government would work with emergency services to …
Accepted
In progress
COVID-M5.2 — Pandemic Exercises to Include Emergency Procurement
Recommendation: The UK government and devolved administrations should evaluate the readiness of the structures, systems and processes for the emergency procurement and distribution of healthcare equipment as part of UK-wide pandemic response exercises.
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
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COVID-M5.1 — Pandemic Stockpile Composition and Inspection
Recommendation: The UK government and devolved administrations should ensure, within 12 months of the publication of this Report, that the pandemic stockpiles: retain stock that is better aligned with the range and severity of pandemic risks identified in the National Security …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
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HIDD-79 — Department of Health to review Circular 71, clarifying Major Incident declaration terms
Recommendation: The Department of Health shall review DHSS Circular 71 in consultation with emergency and medical services to reflect all lessons learned but in particular in relation to procedures for declaring a Major Incident. The Department of Health shall specifically require …
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COVID-M5.7 — Trade and Industry in the Civil Emergency Strategy
Recommendation: The UK-wide whole-system civil emergency strategy, which the Inquiry has recommended should be developed by the UK government and devolved administrations (see the Inquiry’s Module 1 Report, Recommendation 4), should include specific objectives for international trade and domestic industry during …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
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COVID-M5.6 — Blueprints for Critical Care Medical Technology
Recommendation: The UK government and devolved administrations should jointly commission a group of experts to develop blueprints for rapidly scalable critical care medical technology, aligned with the range and severity of pandemic risks identified in the National Security Risk Assessment, within …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
Unknown
COVID-M5.5 — Emergency Healthcare Equipment Plan
Recommendation: UK regulators, including the Health and Safety Executive, the Health and Safety Executive for Northern Ireland, the Office for Product Safety and Standards and the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, should establish an emergency healthcare equipment cross-regulator plan for …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
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COVID-M5.4 — Emergency Healthcare Equipment Regulations
Recommendation: The UK government and devolved administrations should publish simplified regulations for emergency healthcare equipment that are aligned with and cover the range and severity of pandemic risks identified in the National Security Risk Assessment. The simplified regulations should: establish the …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
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CR16 — Mass rescue operation plan
Recommendation: HM Coastguard should develop a mass rescue operation plan that includes command and control, co-ordination, external stakeholders, medical and law enforcement roles, and public and external affairs.
Response Pending
CR5 — Mass Persons in Water Triage procedure
Recommendation: Those involved in maritime search and rescue should adopt formally the Mass Persons in the Water Triage procedure to govern the operational response to a maritime search and rescue incident when the number of people requiring rescue exceeds the capability …
Response Pending
COVID-M2.10 — Pandemic Decision-Making Framework
Recommendation: The UK government and devolved administrations should set out in future pandemic preparedness strategies how decision-making will work in a future pandemic. This should include provision for COBR to be used as the initial response structure and set out how …
Gov response: No formal response published by this government.
Unknown
In progress