Major Incident
Roles and Responsibilities

Directors of Policy group

Role

Directors of Policy group provide policy guidance, as appropriate, to the HSC Chair, Executive, and Directorates/Divisions for major incidents occurring both within and outside the HSE enforced industry sectors.

Responsibilities

The directors of Policy Group should produce and maintain written detailed instructions to ensure that an up to date contact list is provided for the Duty Officer system.

The instructions should consider the potential for cross Government departmental involvement, or cross border involvement in the case of incidents in Scotland or Wales.

back to Roles and responsibilities