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| East Midlands Local Resilience Forum | |
|---|---|
| Name | East Midlands Local Resilience Forum |
| Formation | 2004 |
| Region served | East Midlands |
| Headquarters | Nottinghamshire |
| Membership | Police, Fire and Rescue, NHS, Local Authorities, Environment Agency, Highways England |
East Midlands Local Resilience Forum The East Midlands Local Resilience Forum is a statutory multi-agency partnership coordinating preparedness for major incidents across Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. It brings together operational bodies including Nottinghamshire Police, Derbyshire Constabulary, Leicestershire Constabulary, Lincolnshire Police, Northamptonshire Police and partner organisations such as East Midlands Ambulance Service, NHS England, Environment Agency, Highways England and local authorities to plan response for scenarios from severe weather to large-scale public health events. The forum sits within the legislative architecture established after the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and aligns with national guidance from Cabinet Office and Public Health England.
The forum covers urban and rural areas including Nottingham, Derby, Leicester, Lincoln, Northampton and Rutland Water. It integrates stakeholders such as British Transport Police, Network Rail, National Highways, Fire and Rescue Service brigades including Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service and Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service, plus utility companies like Severn Trent Water and energy companies represented by National Grid. Strategic coordination involves representatives from Home Office-led frameworks, linkages to the National Risk Register and interaction with regional bodies such as the East Midlands Ambulance Service NHS Trust and academic partners including University of Nottingham and University of Leicester.
The forum operates under the duties set out in the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and relevant secondary legislation, working with statutory guidance produced by the Cabinet Office and policy drivers from Department of Health and Social Care and Department for Transport. It implements resilience standards influenced by international instruments such as the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction and coordinates with regulatory agencies like the Environment Agency and Care Quality Commission where incidents engage health or environmental risk. Cross-border arrangements reference memoranda with neighbouring resilience forums and interfaces with East of England Local Resilience Forum and West Midlands Local Resilience Forum for mass evacuation or cross-boundary hazards.
Membership comprises Category 1 responders under the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 including constabularies, ambulance trusts, fire and rescue services, primary care trusts predecessors and unitary, county and district councils across the region. Category 2 partners such as Network Rail, Highways England and utility providers participate through strategic liaison. Governance is typically exercised by a strategic coordination group chaired by senior officers from police or local authority chief executives, reporting through democratic scrutiny by county and city councils such as Derbyshire County Council, Leicestershire County Council and Nottingham City Council. The forum also liaises with national centres including Joint Biosecurity Centre during public health incidents.
The forum’s remit includes risk assessment, multi-agency planning, situational awareness and coordinated communications with media outlets like BBC East Midlands and emergency services’ control rooms. Operational responsibilities include establishing Strategic Coordination Groups, Tactical Coordination Groups and Incident Management Teams drawn from Gold Command, Silver Command and Bronze Command structures used by police forces and emergency services. The forum supports protective actions such as evacuation, sheltering and rest centre management in partnership with voluntary sector organisations like British Red Cross, Royal Voluntary Service and Samaritans.
Planning covers hazards identified in the National Risk Register, including flooding from sources managed by the Environment Agency, severe winter weather affecting East Midlands Airport, industrial accidents at sites regulated through Health and Safety Executive processes, and pandemics coordinated with Public Health England and NHS systems. Preparedness products include multi-agency emergency plans, business continuity arrangements for critical infrastructure such as Severn Trent Water and East Midlands Trains legacy operators, and communications strategies using established channels like local resilience websites and social media feeds monitored alongside Met Office alerts.
The forum organises multi-agency exercises in collaboration with training providers and institutions such as Emergency Planning College and regional universities to test interoperability with agencies including Ministry of Defence liaison units when required. Training extends to elected members and council officers from authorities such as Northamptonshire County Council and district councils to support community response, working with voluntary organisations under frameworks like the Voluntary and Community Sector Emergencies Partnership. Community resilience initiatives engage parish councils, neighborhood groups and infrastructure partners to promote preparedness for hazards exemplified by past flooding events and transport disruptions.
Notable activations have included responses to major flooding incidents affecting the River Trent catchment, multi-agency coordination after severe weather events linked to Storm Desmond-type impacts, and public health mobilisations during the COVID-19 pandemic coordinated with NHS England and local clinical commissioning groups. The forum has overseen large-scale exercises simulating hazardous material releases near industrial zones and responses to significant transport incidents on corridors such as the M1 motorway and rail incidents involving Network Rail infrastructure. Lessons learned have been disseminated across partners including county resilience fora, national bodies and academic collaborators.
Category:Emergency management in England Category:Organisations based in the East Midlands