London mass fatality plan version 4 - Greater London Authority

The avoidance of mistaken identity.
1.6 SIGNPOSTING TO OTHER PLANS
In contrast with emergencies such as a pandemic, (refer to The London Regional Flu
Pandemic Response Plan) where the cause of death would in most cases be known,
emergencies resulting in Mass Fatality require careful investigation to establish the
circumstances of death and the identification of the deceased. This plan does not
consider generic responses; such as the management of an incident or crime scene,
Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) procedures or the details of the work of pathologist
or other specialist staff investigating the cause of death, guidance on which is available
elsewhere.
It is important that this plan is read in conjunction with existing emergency procedures
and plans. For guidance, these have been signposted below:
London Resilience Strategic Emergency Plan Version 6 (available from
http://www.london.gov.uk/priorities/london-prepared/preparinglondon/planning-emergencies-london).
This document contains links to the
following plans:
- London Emergency Services Liaison Panel (LESLP) Major Incident
Procedure Manual which includes information on Rest Centres and
Survivor Reception and Family & Friends Reception Centres
- London Command and Control Protocol
- The London Science and Technical Advice Cell Arrangements (STAC)
- London Recovery Management Protocol
- London Humanitarian Assistance Centre Plan
- The London Chemical, Biological & Radiological Response Framework
- London Structural Collapse Response and Recovery Framework
- London Resilience Strategy for Disability Equality in Emergency Planning
- The Voluntary Sector Capabilities Document
- Disaster Appeal Fund Plan
- London Local Authority Gold Operating Procedures
- The London Media Emergency Plan
National Emergency Mortuary Arrangements (NEMA) - ‘Supplementing Local
Response Options’ - Home Office, 2010 [Restricted] – Available National
Resilience Extranet
Mass Fatality Operational Plan Appendix A (Restricted)
NEMA and DDM Activation Plans Appendix xx (Restricted)
MPS Specialist Crime Directorate (DVI) Guidance to the roles and responsibilities
of police officers/staff within a mortuary following a major incident resulting in
fatality (Restricted)
ACPO DVI manual is a generic concept of operations for Police Forces and
identifies roles and responsibilities - currently under review
Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Emergency Procedures Manual -
ACPO 2009
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