7. Flexibility in approach

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1. While this document provides broad guidance, the detail must be left to the discretion of those involved in managing the response in RPs and the Scottish Government. Flexibility will be critical in making these arrangements work as there is a wide range of possible scenarios that could arise, and the approach taken will depend on assessment of the situation at the time. Rapid and close liaison between key personnel in local and national organisations and in the Scottish Government will be essential in identifying and activating the most appropriate mechanism.

6. Prolonged emergencies

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1. Organisations represented on or providing information or administrative and/or managerial support to the STAC should make sure that they have appropriate plans in place in advance to ensure continued support to the STAC at a suitable staff level over a prolonged period if required. Mutual aid or surge arrangements should be made where insufficient staff are available locally to provide a two or three shift system.

Annex C: Glossary and Acronyms

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Glossary and Acronyms

• Capability – The expertise, ability and experience required to deal with a range of consequences, the demonstrable ability to respond to and recover from a particular threat or hazard.
• Capability Gap – The gap between the current ability to provide a response and the actual response assessed to be required for a given threat or hazard. Plans should be made to reduce or eliminate this gap, if the risk justifies it.

Annex B: Regional Resilience Partnerships’ Risk Preparedness Assessment

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Annex A: Additional Useful Information

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Additional Useful Information

Other Legislation and National Guidance

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As outlined in part 2 of this document, the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (the Act) and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 (Contingency Planning) (Scotland) Regulations 2005 (as amended) (the Regulations) is the legislation which outlines the key organisations and their duty to prepare for civil emergencies within Scotland. However other legislation exists which shares the characteristics and practices of civil contingencies legislation, notably:

Community Resilience

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Community resilience is based on a culture of preparedness, in which individuals, communities and organisations take responsibility to prepare for, respond to and recover from the consequences of emergencies.

Communities may also have knowledge of the local impacts of risks, which can complement responders’ understanding. In some circumstances communities might be better placed or quicker to address particular needs than Category 1 and other responders. By communicating with communities in advance they can be more aware, and more prepared, to help themselves and each other.

Community Risk Register

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The Community Risk Register (CRR) is the document that the RRPs use to communicate with the general public about risks identified in the RRP RPA that have the highest likelihood and potential to have significant impact and cause disruption to communities.  

The purpose of a CRR is to:

4. Integration of STAC in Scotland’s response structures

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1. The STAC operates as an advisory group and is not an operational group. Its focus is to provide practical advice on public health, environmental, scientific and technical issues to those responsible for mounting and coordinating the response to an emergency, in line with the strategic objectives set by the RP. The Scottish Government Resilience Room (SGoRR), when activated, will receive key points from STAC advice through the RP regular updates to SGoRR.

3. Aim of STAC

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1. The aim of the STAC is, as far as is practicable, to provide RPs with authoritative information and agreed advice on the risk assessment of health and environmental hazards and technical failure by:
   • Bringing together or arranging contact with all the relevant specialist advisers through a single group;
   • Providing agreed recommendations on risk management action;
   • Providing agreed risk communication messages; and
   • Confining the main discussion on such issues to within the STAC itself (rather than at the RP meetings).