Immediate Response to Critical Incidents

The Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board has a 'Protocol for an Immediate Response to Critical Incidents', which set out the arrangements in the Cwm Taf Morgannwg region to provide a rapid, multi-agency response to managing the consequences of critical incidents.  

A critical incident (for the purposes of this protocol) can be defined as an event, or series of events; 

1. That is sudden, unexpected and out of the realms of common human experience; and
2. it has resulted in (or could have caused) death, life threatening injury or sustained serious and permanent impairment of health or development; and
3. an immediate effective response requires multi-agency co-ordination to manage threat, risk, harm and the impact on a group of individuals and/or the wider community.

Any agency can request an Immediate Response to a critical incident via the Cwm Taf Morgannwg Safeguarding Board Business Unit / 01443 490122.

Protocol for an Immediate Response to Critical Incidents
Protocol for an Immediate Response to Critical Incidents - 7 minute briefing