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SUFFOLK RESILIENCE

Major emergencies affect more than just the emergency services, with the Local Authorities and other agencies providing support during the incident, and helping to return the affected area and people to normality afterwards. In order to provide co-ordination on a countywide basis there is the Suffolk Resilience Forum (SRF).

Aim

The Suffolk Resilience Forum (SRF) provides strategic guidance and support on the planning for the multi-agency response to a major incident and embraces the concept of Integrated Emergency Management.

Objectives

  • To promote co-operation between organisations in their preparation for response to a major emergency;
  • To promote joint training and exercising and integrate this as part of the preparations of the individual organisations;
  • To provide a forum for the consideration of emergency response issues where there are implications for more than one agency;
  • To support agreed courses of action where mutual benefit has been identified;
  • To provide an opportunity for the exchange of information;
    • and
  • To risk assess hazards within and to Suffolk.

Suffolk Resilience Forum (SRF)

The principal mechanism for multi-agency cooperation under the Civil Contingencies Act, 2004, is the Local Resilience Forum based on each police area. The forum is a process by which the organisations on which the duty falls co-operate with each other.

It does not have a separate legal personality, nor does it have powers to direct its members.

Senior officers from a number of organisations comprised of Category 1 Responders meet twice a year to review and guide the planning of the multi-agency response. They form the strategic Forum within the County. They also ensure that progress is made on issues between the meetings.

Standing Membership of the Forum is currently:

  • East of England Ambulance Trust (Chair);
  • Suffolk Constabulary;
  • Suffolk County Council;
  • Suffolk Fire & Rescue Service;
  • Maritime & Coastguard Agency;
  • Suffolk District & Borough Councils;
  • Health Protection Agency;
  • Suffolk Primary Care Trusts;
  • Joint Regional Military Liaison Officer;
  • GO-East;
  • Environment Agency,
    • and
  • Suffolk Joint Emergency Planning Unit.

Members of the Forum, its Support Group and the Working Groups have access to the Suffolk Resilience Extranet

A pdf version of the Suffolk Resilience Business Plan is available to view.


Suffolk Resilience Forum Support Group (SRFSG)

The Head of Emergency Planning (HEP) takes responsibility for the implementation of SRF's recommendations. This is largely achieved through the SRF Support Group which includes emergency planning specialists from the Category 1 Responders. From these members a number of Working Groups are formed as required and form key planning forums for specific issues, hazards or projects.

Full Membership of "Suffolk Resilience"

The full membership of Suffolk Resilience will be sent copies of the minutes of the SRF and SRFSG meetings and will be consulted on an individual or collective basis as appropriate. All correspondence will be addressed to Chief Executives and copied to Emergency Planning Officers.

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