The Authorised Professional Practice (APP) has been approved by the College of Policing as the official and most up-to-date source of professional practice on policing. South Yorkshire Police have adopted APP as their Statement of Agreed Policy. This is the agreed policy on Civil Emergencies and you may wish to refer to the APP section now.
Business Continuity Management
South Yorkshire Police have agreed to adopt a pro-active approach to Business Continuity Management (BCM) to comply with the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 and ISO 22301, to ensure consistency with the principles of good Corporate Governance.
This policy requires each Command Head/District Commander and Departmental Head to demonstrate that they have considered the need for Business Continuity Plans for every function under their control.
Process
This Policy provides a structure for the following BCM processes:
Business Impact Analysis
As part of the Business Impact Analysis process, Districts/Commands and Departments will review their daily processes and identify which, if any, directly support the Force Mission Critical Functions (FMCFs).
What constitutes a Critical Function, together with what a minimum acceptable level of service, and recovery time objective (RTO) would be following a disruption, will be determined by each Department's Business Continuity Single Point of Contact’s (SPOC), in consultation with their respective Management Teams.
BCM Risk Assessment
The Business Continuity Risk Assessment process requires Districts and Departments to identify internal and external risks, associated with their ability to provide an identified Critical Function. All risk subsequently identified shall be reported via the Business Manager to the respective Command Team, who will determine the most appropriate method of dealing with it.
BCM Plans
Business Continuity Plans have been developed to ensure that in the event of disruption, South Yorkshire Police can continue to deliver an acceptable level of service in relation to their Force Mission Critical Functions.
The plans have been developed and aligned with guidance from the International Standard ISO 22301:19, the British Standards Institute (BS 25999) and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. The development of Business Continuity Plans will always mean that South Yorkshire Police can:
The plans have been developed and aligned with guidance from the International Standard ISO 22301:19, the British Standard (BS 25999) and the Civil Contingencies Act 2004. The development of Business Continuity Plans will always mean that South Yorkshire Police can:
- Continue to provide Critical Functions to the public during periods of disruption.
- Provide best use of personnel and other resources at times when both might be scarce.
- Reduce the period of disruption to both the organisation and the public.
- Improve the resilience of the organisation’s infrastructure to reduce the likelihood of disruption.
- Reduce the operational and financial impact of any disruption.
BCM Plan Maintenance
BCM plans will be the subject of regular exercise, maintenance and review to always ensure that they are robust, relevant and fit for purpose.
Governance
The Assistant Chief Constable, Operational Support Unit (OSU) will oversee the development and ongoing governance of Business Continuity Management for the Force.
The Assistant Chief Constable (OSU) will authorise future revisions of this policy.
Legal Framework
Associated Procedural Instructions
This policy is supported by the subsequent procedural instructions:
Pi 2.2 – Exercising, Maintaining and Reviewing Business Continuity Management (BCM)
Arrangements.
Pi 2.3 – Business Continuity Governance – Roles and Responsibilities