If the incident commander designates personnel

#If the incident commander designates personnel professional#

identifies the level of support needed to resolve the incident or operation and resources theВ police response.

has, within the command structure, overall responsibility for health and safety, diversity, equalityВ and human rights compliance and ensures that relevant impact assessments are completed.

should not become drawn into making tactical-level decisions.

considers setting tactical parameters for the police response, which may include outcomes (preferred, acceptable, unacceptable).

considers whether to consult a public order tactical adviser.

ensures that, where appropriate, public order command protocolsВ are set, agreed andВ understood by all relevant parties.

chairs the strategic coordinating groupВ (SCG)В where there is a multi-agency responseВ to an incident or operation, although this responsibility may be delegated to another agency, depending on the nature of the operation.

ensures that the strategy for the incident or operation is documented (ie, by a loggist) inВ order to provide a clear audit trail, which includes any changes to that strategy.

consults stakeholders when determining the strategy, including partner agencies andВ community groups as appropriate.

in response to a spontaneous incident, develops a working strategyВ into a formal strategy.

sets, reviews, communicates and updates the strategy based on the threat assessment andВ available intelligence.

sets the tactical parameters of the operation but does not manage tactical decision making вЂ“ thisВ is theВ silver commanderвЂ™s responsibility.

retains strategic oversight and overall command responsibility throughout the operation.

is responsible and accountable for the policing of the operation/event.

The gold commanderвЂ™s leadership ability and strategic oversight are, therefore, critical to the successful planning and deployment of an operation. The gold strategyВ is the foundation on whichВ all subsequent planning and deployment rely.

#If the incident commander designates personnel professional#

Their role is to make decisions, give clear directions and ensure those directions are carried out.ДЇor further information see the authorised professional practice (APP) on Operations. Commanders must be trained, accredited and operationally competent. Those who have been given authority through their role for a specific operation or incident carry out the command role. For some operations there may also be a requirement for aВ sub bronze commanderВ role. The public order command structure is based on theВ gold,В silver,В bronzeВ and police support unit (PSU) commanderВ roles.