Rest Centres Sample Clauses

Rest Centres. Lower tier local authorities will maintain the capability to establish a medium sized Rest Centre accommodating between 80 and 150 persons for at least 24-hours as follows: • West Suffolk Council x 1 Rest Centre • Babergh District Council and Mid Suffolk District Council x 1 Rest Centre • Ipswich Borough Council x 1 Rest Centre • East Suffolk Council x 1 Rest Centre A countywide register of Rest Centres will be held by the Joint Emergency Planning Unit. The heaviest Rest Centre workload would be during the initial setup whilst registration and administration actions need to be completed. Each local authority Rest Centre will be self-sufficient in terms of staffing for at least for 24 hours (3 x 8 Hour Shifts).Staff per shift: Shift 1: • Rest Centre Manager • Deputy Rest Centre Manager • 14 Rest Centre staff Shifts 2 and 3: • Rest Centre Manager • Deputy Rest Centre Manager • 6 Rest Centre staff In order to ensure surety of response to an emergency or the potential for the protracted nature of an incident, a 50% redundancy is incorporated into the trained staff requirement. As a consequence, there is a requirement for a total of 48 trained staff. • 9 trained Rest Centre managers • 39 trained Rest Centre staff Suffolk County Council has agreed to provide additional volunteers to help sustain Rest Centres. These volunteers will be trained alongside district and borough volunteers and work locally. Additional support to sustain Rest Centres or operate additional facilities may be provided from Suffolk voluntary organisations or from appropriately trained Community Emergency Groups.