Emergency Co-ordination Centre
From SR
Roles
During an emergency the Welsh Assembly Government may activate the Emergency Co ordination Centre (Wales) (ECC(W)).
The role of the ECC(W) will be to:
- co-ordinate the gathering and dissemination of information across Wales
- ensure an effective flow of communication between local, pan-Wales and UK levels, including the co-ordination of reports to the UK level on the response and recovery effort
- brief the Lead Official and Wales Civil Contingencies Committee
- ensure that the UK input to response is co-ordinated with the local and pan-Wales efforts
- provide media and community relations support through the Strategy and Communication Group
- assist in the determination of potential consequences of the emergency and recovery planning
- facilitate mutual aid arrangements within Wales and where necessary, between Wales and the border areas of England; and
- raise to a UK level any issues that cannot be resolved at a local or Wales level
The ECC(W)’s role is primarily one of information gathering and keeping Ministers and the UK Government informed of the implications of emergencies in Wales. At the same time it keeps Strategic Co-ordinating Groups and individual agencies informed about developments at the UK level which will affect them.
Reporting Hierarchy
The ECC(W) will report for Wales as a whole to the central government crisis management machinery facilitated by Cabinet Office, though other agencies will maintain specific reporting lines, and will provide briefing and advice to Assembly Ministers.
The ECC(W) can be linked with all Strategic Co-ordinating Groups, and the central government crisis management machinery facilitated by Cabinet Office.
