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Strategic Overview of SAR in the UK

Strategic overview and organisation of search and rescue in UK and Northern Ireland.

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Maritime and Coastguard Agency
Published:
1 April 2008
Last updated:
1 April 2025
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  1. Updated Strategic Overview of UKSAR uploaded

  2. Added information on National Infection Prevention and Control

  3. Removed Covid 19 guidance

  4. Added link to Guiding Principles for Emergency Response Volunteer Wellbeing.

  5. Updated 'Guidance to UKSAR Responders - COVID-19' document to version 4.

  6. Updated COVID-19 guidance to version 3, being the latest as at 21/09/2020.

  7. Title of document has been amended to better reflect its contents. Document and information has not changed since it was last published.

  8. Updated the COVID-19 guidance to UKSAR responders to version 2, correct as of 12/05/2020.

  9. Updated to include the latest relevant COVID-19 guidance.

  10. Altered description text to reflect that the new version of the document now comes in only one part.

  11. Updated to the latest Search and rescue framework (UKSAR) document dated Jan 2017.

  12. First published.

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Strategic Overview of Search and Rescue in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

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The UK and NI provide a comprehensive search and rescue service for those reported in trouble either on land, on water or in the air and for those reported missing. The framework describes the model for the organisation and communications infracture of search and rescue co-ordinators and search and rescue units.

This UKSAR framework parallels and supports the UK’s wider civil contingencies arrangements.

Guiding Principles for Emergency Response Volunteer Wellbeing

The UKSAR Mental Health and Wellbeing Work Group considered how the six Mental Health at Work Commitment Standards can be translated into a form that is more appropriate for volunteers.

Guiding Principles for Emergency Response Volunteer Wellbeing

National Infection Prevention and Control

The UKSAR Covid-19 guidance for responders has now been archived. For further details please contact uksar@mcga.gov.uk.  

Alternatively visit the National Infection Prevention and Control (England) NHS guidance at www.england.nhs.uk/publication/national-infection-prevention-and-controlwhich offers guidance on infection control for NHS healthcare staff of all disciplines in all care settings.

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