London mass fatality plan version 4 - Greater London Authority

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SECTION 3 - PLAN ACTIVATION The LMFP, may be invoked when a Mass Fatality incident occurs in London where the number of fatalities is greater than normal local mortuary arrangements can manage. The plan, or any component part, may also be activated in response to an incident overseas which calls for the identification and repatriation of large numbers of UK nationals. The establishment of the Mass Fatality Coordination Group will trigger the London Mass Fatality Plan. 3.1 MASS FATALITY OPERATIONAL PLAN A Mass Fatality operational plan has been produced to act as an aide memoire to those responsible for delivering the operational response, in the first instance, to a mass fatality incident. Refer to Appendix A (Restricted). 3.2 POLICE AND THE CORONER Following a report of a Mass Fatality Incident, the Police and/or The London Resilience Duty Officer will inform the Coroner and Coroner’s Officer. A number of different units within the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) will be notified dependant upon the type of incident including: Specialist Crime Directorate (SCD) - responsible for Disaster Victim Identification (DVI), body recovery, forensics, evidence gathering, investigation and the mortuary Central Operations (CO3) Counter Terrorism Command. 3.3 LONDON RESILIENCE TEAM A Mass Fatality incident may come to the attention of LRT in two ways: Through any of the London Resilience Partnership agencies and its subsequent declaration as a major incident, including liaison or advice received through Local Authority (LA) stakeholders Specific notification by the Metropolitan Police Service. 3.4 LOCAL AUTHORITY Following a report of a mass fatality incident the Local Authority and Local Authority Gold will be notified by the London Local Authority Coordination Centre. London Mass Fatality Plan Page 18 of 30 Version 4
3.5 MASS FATALITY CO-ORDINATION GROUP Following a mass fatality incident the police Senior Identification Manager (SIM) and Senior Investigation Officer (SIO) in consultation with the Coroner will need to assess the potential number of fatalities and consider the complexity of the incident (i.e. condition of the victims, extent of disruption and whether multiple sites are involved). The Mass Fatality Co-ordination Group (MFCG), chaired by the Coroner, is a multi agency group (diagram 1 depicts the membership of the MFCG core membership). The Coroner, SIO, SIM and Pathologist will set the policy and strategic framework for body recovery and identification. A representative of the MFCG will report to the Gold Coordinating Group. The MFCG will select the most appropriate mortuary option to manage the incident. The options are scaleable and could include one or a combination of: Local Authority mortuaries One or all of the seven designated disaster mortuaries One or all of the seven designated disaster mortuaries with additional refrigerated body storage obtained through the open hire market at the time of the incident National Emergency Mortuary Arrangements through the Home Office Central Assistance Programme (CAP). A written record must be made of all decisions made by the Mass Fatality Co-ordination Group and minutes will be taken of all meetings. Initial membership of the MFCG could include: Coroner (Chair) Coroner’s officer Supervising Forensic Pathologist Senior Investigation Officer (SIO) (police) Senior Identification Manager (SIM) (police) Mortuary Facilities Manager (usually appointed by the Local Authority) A strategic representative from the Local or ‘Lead’ Local Authority A representative of the London Resilience Team (LRT) Police Mortuary Operations Manager Senior member of the Human Tissue Authority Designated Individual under HTA licence Home Office representative Licence holder Building Control Manager /Designated Contractor in the case of a structural collapse leading to Mass Fatality. 3.6 REQUESTING CENTRAL ASSISTANCE The MFCG will decide if London’s mortuary capacity (all options) has been exceeded and to request deployment of NEMA or component parts of the Central Assistance London Mass Fatality Plan Page 19 of 30 Version 4
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