Issue - meetings

To agree the annual review of the generic borough emergency plan with the understanding that further lessons from both the response to COVID-19 and other incidents will continue to be incorporated into future learning and planning.

RESOLVED:

1.  That the annual review of the generic borough emergency plan with the understanding that further lessons from both the response to COVID-19 and other incidents will continue to be incorporated into future learning and planning be agreed.

2.  That it be agreed that updated councillor briefing sessions are put in place to inform both existing and new councillors of their role in emergency planning and to inform future development of incident management.

3.  That it be noted that the council’s emergency arrangements will continue to be guided by pan-London standards and approach, including any ongoing arrangements resulting from the city-wide COVID-19 response.

4.  In the light of the fluidity in Covid infection rates across London, that the council reserves the right to activate council wide emergency response arrangements, acting on the advice of public health locally and regionally as appropriate.