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not be released to agencies outside of the London Resilience Partnership without prior authority of the London Resilience Team. London Mass Fatality Plan Page 12 of 30 Version 4
SECTION 2 - ROLES, RESOURCES AND ASSETS Many of the roles that will be crucial in the response to Mass Fatality incidents are explained in the guidance: Dealing with Disaster and the Home Office publication: Guidance on Dealing with Fatality in Emergencies – 2004 (see 1.11 above - signposting to other plans) 2.1 HOME OFFICE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FATALITY TEAM The Home Office Emergency Preparedness Fatality Team provides national guidance and co-ordinates National Mass Fatality Planning; it also manages the Central Assistance Programme (CAP). 2.2 CADRE OF CORONERS A UK DVI Cadre of Advisory Coroners has been established to advise the Home Office and to provide support to other coroners as they plan and if an incident occurs. 2.3 METROPOLITAN POLICE SERVICES DVI The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has a number of DVI officers that can be deployed in response to a mass fatality incident. 2.4 LONDON’S CORONER AND DESIGNATED DISASTER MORTUARIES London has eight coronial areas covering the 33 London Boroughs including the City of London, each with an appointed Coroner. Each Coroner has nominated a mortuary within their coronial area to act as a designated disaster mortuary, in the event of a mass fatality incident, with the exception of the City of London. The City of London has arrangements in place to use one of the other seven designated disaster mortuaries. Details of designated disaster mortuaries are outlined in the Mass Fatality Operational Plan refer Appendix A (Restricted). HM Coroner is responsible for the investigation into the cause and circumstances of violent or unnatural deaths, or sudden deaths of an unknown cause, until such time as they are released for burial or cremation. The Family Liaison Officer as part of their role will explain to family members the role of the Coroner, the process of identification and keep family members updated regards the identification and/or investigation. 2.5 NATIONAL EMERGENCY MORTUARY ARRANGEMENTS (NEMA) It is recognised that despite thorough planning and preparation for reasonably foreseeable emergencies, local mortuary capacity may sometimes be exceeded. Under these circumstances, the National Emergency Mortuary Arrangements (NEMA) supplied London Mass Fatality Plan Page 13 of 27 Version 4
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