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LONDON MASS FATALITY PLAN INFORMATION SHEET Who is the national lead? Who is the London co-ordination lead? Who initiates the London Mass Fatality Plan? Who notifies the London Mass Fatality Incident? What communication methods will be used? When will the London Mass Fatality Plan be reviewed? Key Partner responsibilities Who will coordinate the media response? Delivery of pan London measures Home Office Head of London Resilience The decision whether to convene a partnership meeting or monitor the situation will be made during a Tripartite discussion between Her Majesty’s Coroner, Metropolitan Police Service and LRT Partners will be notified according to the LESLP Protocol and a Gold Coordinating Group formed. A London media cell will sit alongside the Gold Coordinating Group, through which public messages will be formed and communicated. A public spokesperson will be nominated. Bi annually revision unless an incident or lessons from exercises requires earlier revision Her Majesty’s Coroner – takes strategic control of incident and sets scope and nature of post mortem response Metropolitan Police Service – initiates Disaster Victim Identification process and Investigation in consultation with Coroner London Resilience Team – Co-ordinates Local Authority Response and acts as conduit from regional to central government tiers Coordinated through the media cell. The Gold coordination group will coordinate and deal with pan London multi agency issues. London Mass Fatality Plan Page 6 of 30 Version 4
SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION The London Mass Fatality Plan (LMFP) provides a comprehensive basis for planning and delivering a response to a mass fatality incident in the Capital, as informed by the National Risk Register and the National Planning Assumptions 2008 (Restricted). Following any incident resulting in mass fatality, there will be a range of physical, evidential, safety and psychological challenges to those organising and directing the response. The recovery of fatalities is taxing for those directly involved and is generally an emotive issue. The process must be carefully handled, balancing the need to preserve the integrity of any crime scene and resulting evidence with the safety of staff undertaking the process whilst maintaining, so far as possible, the dignity of the deceased and having regard to the to the social and ethnic sensibilities of their relatives. In incidents involving chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear materials, these challenges are further complicated by the possible presence of contaminating agents on and around the fatalities which present potential health risks 1 . The LMFP is intended for use by representatives of all agencies who would have a role in the management of a mass fatality incident in the Capital. The operational detail is presented in the Appendices (Restricted). A mass fatality incident is defined as ‘any incident where the number of fatalities is greater than normal local mortuary arrangements can manage’. Any plan for dealing with fatalities needs to be integrated with all aspects of the response and recovery. Organisations need to work in collaboration with others on key activities and ensure their own plans are robust. This plan is produced and maintained by the London Resilience Team and sits alongside the Strategic Emergency Plan for London and other relevant emergency plans to meet the requirements of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and the obligations it places on responders in the event of an emergency. Version 4 of the LMFP replaces all previous versions and will be reviewed as and when necessary, but within two years of publication. 1.1 AIMS OF THE PLAN To provide an integrated emergency response to a mass fatality incident in the capital. To provide options for dealing with incidents involving large numbers of human fatalities. The plan may also be used in response to an incident overseas which calls for the identification and repatriation of large numbers of UK Nationals. To act as a signposting document to other agencies and more detailed plans. 1 The Safe Handling of Contaminated Fatalities Guidance Document June 2009 Home Office London Mass Fatality Plan Page 7 of 30 Version 4
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