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Category 1 Responders

Ashfield District Council
Ashfield & Mansfield District Primary Care Trust
Bassetlaw District Council
Bassetlaw Primary Care Trust
British Transport Police
Broxtowe Borough Council
Broxtowe & Hucknall Primary Care Trust
Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
East Midlands Ambulance Service
Environment Agency
Gedling Borough Council
Gedling Primary Care Trust
Health Protection Agency
Mansfield District Council
Newark & Sherwood District Council
Newark & Sherwood Primary Care Trust
Nottingham City Council
Nottingham City Hospitals NHS Trust
Nottingham City Primary Care Trust
Nottinghamshire County Council
Nottinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service
Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust
Nottinghamshire Police
Queens Medical Centre NHS Trust
Rushcliffe Borough Council.
Rushcliffe Primary Care Trust
Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Trust

Category 2 Responders

Anglian Water Services Ltd
British Telecom
British Waterways
Central Networks
Health & Safety Executive
Network Rail
Severn Trent Water
Transco
Trent Strategic Health Authority

The LRF has the “Right to invite” Category 2 organisations to come to LRF meetings, and Category 2 bodies have a “Right to attend”.

Other Responders

Age Concern
Armed Forces
Benefits Agency
British Red Cross
CRUSE Bereavement Care
Girl Guide Association
Government Office East Midlands
HM Coroner
National Association Citizens Advice Bureau
Religious Organisations
Royal Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA)
Salvation Army
Samaritans
Scout Association
St John Ambulance
Highways Agency and contractors
Victim Support
WRVS

This list is not exhaustive and other agencies may be involved in emergency response depending on the nature and extent of the emergency.

Composition / Representation on the LRF

Currently all category 1 responders are entitled to participate in the Forum, however, some are represented by lead organisations (e.g. PCTs by lead PCTs).

Current membership of the Forum is as follows:

• Nottinghamshire Police:  Assistant Chief Constable (Operations).
• Nottinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service:  Deputy Chief Fire Officer.
• East Midlands Ambulance Service: Chief Executive.
• Nottingham City Council: Chief Executive.
• Nottinghamshire County Council: Chief Executive.
• District Council Chief Executives representative: Currently Bassetlaw D.C. (representing:
                     Ashfield, Gedling, Mansfield, Broxtowe, Newark& Sherwood, Rushcliffe
• Government Office East Midlands
• Health Protection Agency
• Trent Strategic Health Authority
• Environment Agency, Area Manager (Lower Trent)
• Bassetlaw PCT (representing the North Notts Health Community)
• Nottingham City PCT (representing Greater Nottingham Health Community)
• Armed Forces Joint Regional Liaison Officer
• HM Coroner
• Voluntary Agencies: Currently alternating between: British Red Cross, St. John Ambulance Brigade and WRVS

Cooperation with other resilience bodies.

The Nottingham & Nottinghamshire Local Resilience Forum is represented on the East Midlands Regional Resilience Forum.  Also, it is committed to effective liaison with neighbouring LRFs, and with other local, regional and national resilience bodies (for example the East Midlands Chief Emergency Planning Officers Group).