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2. Assurance Activities for 2013/14
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2.1 Allocation of OA Assurance Days
The Operational Assurance Team (OA) consists of four Station Managers and one
Group Manager, led by the Head of Operational Assurance and Performance. The
core role of an OA Station Manager is to monitor and assess the operational
activities undertaken by Borough/Station based personnel. Examination of the OA
Station Manager rota identifies that each Officer is capable of providing a maximum
of 152 days, per annum, for this purpose. (Appendix A).
This equates to 608 ‘days of assurance’ against which, the team will deliver during
2013/14, as detailed within Table 1 below:
Table 1.
OPERATIONAL ASSURANCE TEAM
ASSURANCE ACTIVITIES
ASSURANCE DAYS
Total Assurance Days Available 608
1. OAA - Incidents Activities 120 2
2. OAA – Core Activities
( Station, Training and Work Routine OAAs)
3. OAA - Exercise Activities 30
4. Assessor Role 50
5. Peer Review Development 60
6. Thematic Reviews (x 4) 120
7. Operational Debriefing Activities 45
30
8. Miscellaneous Activities
Online incident presentations
Development of existing assurance IT systems
Fatal / Possible Fatal incident reporting
Joint Health & Safety/Accident Investigations
Dealing with underperformance
80
9. Representation at meetings (including preparation) 40
Total Assurance Days Allocated 575
Contingency for demand/risk led activities 33
2 Commensurate with the full team available to attend operational incidents.
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