Unclear Local Flood Response Roles
19 items
2 sources
Gaps in clarity regarding local roles and responsibilities for flood response and long-term climate adaptation.
Cross-Source Insight
Unclear Local Flood Response Roles has been flagged across 2 independent accountability sources:
11 inquiry recs
8 PFD reports
This issue has been identified by multiple independent accountability bodies, suggesting it is a recurring systemic concern.
Inquiry Recommendations (11)
MAI-129 — Threshold for Ambulance Liaison Officer at events
Recommendation: The Home Office and the Department of Health and Social Care should consider how the threshold for a requirement that an Ambulance Liaison Officer be present at an event is to be identified.
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
MAI-135 — Action cards for emergency services in Major Incidents
Recommendation: The Home Office, His Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services, the College of Policing, the Fire Service College and the National Ambulance Resilience Unit should oversee the development and implementation of action cards for the police, fire …
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
MAI-144 — Mandatory Ambulance Liaison Officer at events
Recommendation: The Home Office should consider how the presence of an Ambulance Liaison Officer in appropriate circumstances may be made mandatory. This may need to be put on a statutory footing.
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
MAI-15 — Ensure prompt BTP Bronze Commander appointment
Recommendation: British Transport Police should review its procedures to ensure the prompt appointment of a Bronze Commander during a Major 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
Delivered
MAI-156 — Ambulance Liaison Officer resourcing
Recommendation: The Home Office, the Department of Health and Social Care and the National Ambulance Resilience Unit should consider how to ensure that the role of an Ambulance Liaison Officer is properly resourced and also whether venue operators should fund the …
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
MAI-158 — Guidance on commander location during incidents
Recommendation: The Home Office, the National Ambulance Resilience Unit, the College of Policing and the Fire Service College should develop guidance as to where commanders should locate during a spontaneous Major Incident. Steps should be taken to ensure that a consistent …
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
MAI-16 — BTP coordination with Home Office police services
Recommendation: British Transport Police should work with the Home Office police services with which it shares policing responsibilities at or for a particular location: a. to agree which police service has primacy in the event of a Major Incident; b. to …
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
Delivered
MAI-162 — Define BTP Senior Duty Officer role in Major Incidents
Recommendation: The role of the Senior Duty Officer in a Major Incident should be clearly defined and explained in the British Transport Police Major Incident Manual. This role should have a corresponding action card.
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
Delivered
MAI-17 — Review BTP jurisdiction overlaps
Recommendation: BTP and all Home Office Police Services should conduct a review of the areas in which their jurisdictions overlap. In the case of areas which have a significant footfall by members of the public which are not part of the …
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
Delivered
MAI-23 — Guidance on Silver command deployment to scene
Recommendation: Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters and the College of Policing should issue guidance on the circumstances in which a police officer or officers with responsibility for the tactical/silver command of the unarmed officers at the scene or scenes of a Major …
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
MAI-35 — Review GMFRS Incident Commander policy
Recommendation: Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service should review the policy by which the Incident Commander takes up the role, in light of the shortcomings I have identified in the policy in operation on 22nd May 2017.
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
PFD Reports (8)
Hemanta Rai
Concerns: Inadequate and unclear signage at a waterfall location fails to explicitly warn visitors of drowning risks. Furthermore, responsibility for safety in this multi-jurisdictional area is poorly defined.
Overdue
Kane Davidson
Concerns: The council's landlord licensing process lacks prior premises audits and doesn't explicitly address child safety risks like internal blinds. Enforcement for non-compliance is unclear, and tenant certificates are misleading.
Responded
Heike Mojay-Sinclare
Concerns: Lack of mandatory standards and inspection for river ford depth gauges, combined with poor inter-agency information sharing on previous incidents, creates significant safety risks, especially with increasing severe rainfall.
Responded
Casper Blackburn
Concerns: Extremely poor lighting and lack of CCTV near the canal made it difficult to discern the water from the land at night, posing a significant safety risk.
Overdue
Roger Hamer
Concerns: Inadequate highway inspection practices failed to document carriageway deterioration, and a proposed new management procedure risks increasing deaths, particularly for cyclists, by raising the threshold for defect investigation and repair.
Responded
Melvin Bandtock
Concerns: A duty manager's decision not to grit roads based on inaccurate weather assessment led to dangerous conditions; improved information sharing and review of council procedures are needed.
Responded
Janette Sutherland
Concerns: A drainage channel and concrete headwall present a significant hazard to road users. A safety barrier is needed to prevent vehicles from impacting the headwall.
Responded
Elizabeth Aurora Kerr
Concerns: The provided text is truncated, making it impossible to identify the specific safety concerns raised by the All-Party Parliamentary Gas Safety Group.
Overdue