Guidance

The lead responder protocol

This guide provides a tested methodology for selecting and agreeing lead responders.

Documents

The Lead Responder Protocol

Request an accessible format.
If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email accessible.formats@cabinetoffice.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Details

This guide provides a tested methodology for selecting and agreeing lead responders. This is in keeping with Regulations which allow for the duty on each Category 1 Responder to be cut back by the identification of one organisation to take lead responsibility for maintaining arrangements to warn in regard to a particular emergency.

Published 8 February 2011