Glossary / Definitions

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Salvage Control Unit

A unit established to support the Secretary of State's Representative in marine salvage incidents.

SAR

Search and Rescue

Scene Access Control Point (SACP)

Provides access through the outer cordon for essential non-emergency service personnel.

SCG

Strategic Co-ordinating Group

SE

Scottish Executive

Search and Rescue (SAR)

Operations for locating and retrieving persons in distress, providing for their immediate needs and delivering them to a place of safety.

Search and Rescue Mission Co-ordinator

The MCA officer assigned to co-ordinate the response to an actual or apparent maritime distress situation.

SECC

Scottish Emergency Co-ordinating Committee

Sector Commander (Bronze)

The officer in command of an operational area and having functional responsibility within the controlled area.

SEER

Scottish Executive Emergency Room

Senior investigating officer (SIO)

The senior detective officer appointed to assume responsibility for all aspects of the police investigation.

SHA

Strategic Health Authority

Shoreline Response Centre

A co-ordination centre established by the local authority most affected by a marine pollution incident.

Silver

Tactical level of management introduced to provide overall management of the response to an emergency. Silver managers determine priorities in allocating resources, obtain further resources as required, and plan and co-ordinate when tasks will be co-ordinated.

Silver Commander

The Police Incident Commander at Silver Control, Chair of Silver Liaison Group.

Silver Fire

The Fire & Rescue Service Incident Commander on the scene.

Site Incident Officer (SIO)

If an incident occurs within the perimeter of an industrial or commercial establishment, public venue, airport or harbour, a representative from the affected organisation will liaise with the emergency management structure.

SMEs

Small and medium-sized enterprises

SOLACE

Society of Local Authority Chief Executives

SoS

Secretary of State

SoSREP

Secretary of State's Representative

SRN

Strategic Road Network

Statutory Services

Those services whose responsibilities are laid down in law: for example, police, fire and ambulance services, HM Coastguard and local authorities.

Strategic Co-ordinating Group

Multi-agency group which sets the policy and strategic framework for emergency response and recovery work at the local level in England and Wales (see also Gold).

Subsidiarity

The principle wherein decisions are made at the lowest appropriate level, and higher levels only become involved where necessary.

Survivor Reception Centre

Secure area where survivors not requiring acute hospital treatment can be taken for short-term shelter, first aid, interview and documentation.