The Scottish Government

Role:

The SVS will be the lead organisation in all aspects of disease control.

Role:

The Head of Operations (Scotland) will be responsible for: directing the veterinary field response in support of Scottish Executive policy: liaising directly with the ROD, DVM and Management Control Team in the LDCC(s): briefing the DSG on the local disease situation

Role:

• To support the veterinary response as led by the DVM.
• To co-ordinate all agencies involved in disease management, to ensure the interests of Scottish Ministers are met in the execution of policy, and to form a link between the DSG and operations on the ground.
• To chair the LDCC.
  
  (For details of the role and responsibilities of the ROD, see Annex K).

Role:

To manage the local veterinary response and more generally (in conjunction with the ROD) the entire local disease control operation.

Responsibilities:

• Initially call together the LDCC Management Control Team for briefing pending the arrival of the ROD.
• Notify the relevant SCGs through the police control centres.
• Plan the initial action in the Zones, including biosecurity measures, pending the arrival of the ROD.
• Establish the SVSLDCC and field teams.
• Ensure immediate valuation, slaughter and disposal on the initial Infected Premises pending the arrival of the ROD.
• Advise the Director (Defra) of Procurement of the need to implement procurement initiatives.
• Liaise directly with the SCGs on consequence management.

Role:

The Principal Agricultural Officer and his staff will provide professional agricultural and administrative support to the DVM and ROD.
Important role in liaising with the local farming community.

Responsibilities:

• Assessment of applications for, and issue of, Movement Licences.
• Manning of local Helplines.
• Preparation, issue and delivery of Forms.
• Technical duties in support of Vets at culls, e.g. organising/accompanying valuers.
• Logistical management of operations in the Zones.

Role:

• SCG member.
• Key role in establishing the LDCC (in conjunction with the ROD and DVM).
• Liaison with the local community and providing public reassurance.
• Enforcing the PZ and SZ regimes and all other disease enforcement issues.
• Responding to applications to close land (in consultation with the DVM).
• Emergency Planning support.
• Providing information on use and location of private drinking water supplies.

Local Authorities will be a core element of the disease control response and their responsibilities, particularly in terms of liaising with local communities, will be determined by matters arising at the time.

Role:

The Police have a key role in the enforcement and logistical side of various aspects of the disease control response.

Responsibilities:

• Assisting the closing of Infected Premises at the request of the DVM and controlling public access.
• Convene the local Strategic Co-ordination Group
• Assisting local authorities in the enforcement of movement controls and patrolling the Zones.
• Stopping vehicles transporting poultry licences to allow the SVS/ local authority to check for licences.
• Enforcement of any access restrictions.

Role:

Provide relevant environmental expertise and support with respect to the disease control response.

Responsibilities:

• Advice on siting, operation and management of any Cleansing and Disinfection points in the Zones, and the disposal of waste from Infected Premises e.g. used disinfectant, veterinary medicines, feedstuffs and poultry manures etc.
• Input into the animal carcass disposal policy.
• Advice on the use of authorised incinerators, rendering plant and landfill sites for carcass disposal.
• Monitoring of environmental quality and impacts of disease control policy, as appropriate.
• Regulating involvement of waste.

A Scottish Executive Press Officer will be located in the LDCC. To ensure consistency of message, accurate scientific information and to manage public concerns, the Scottish Executive will have the lead role on all media communications from all partners. The SE press officer will determine the level of control they require over media communications from partner agencies.

MCG should ensure that where required, a media response is available at the locus.

Role:

• Liaison with the local media.
• Co-ordination with the ROD, DVM and PAO and Head of Press HPAI/ ND Team.
• Co-ordination on media issues with other agencies and stakeholders e.g. Local Authority, SEPA, and Police, especially through the SCGs.