Public Service Sector Overview

LESSON 1

UNITS 1. Unit 1 : The Role and Work of Public Service = Compulsory / Exam 2. Unit 2 : Working Skills In the Public Service Sector = Compulsory 3. Unit 3: Employment in the Public Service = Optional 4. Unit 4:Public Service and Community Protection = Optional 5. Unit 5 : Health, Fitness and the Lifestyle for the Public Service = Optional We will study Unit: 1-2-3-5

UNIT 1 THE ROLE AND WORK OF THE PUBLIC SERVICES

PUBLIC SERVICES 5 BROAD CATEGORIES: 1. EMERGENCY SERVICES 2. ARMED SERVICES 3. CENTRAL GOVERNMENT 4. LOCAL AUTHORITIES 5. VOLUNTARY SERVICES

EMERGENCY SERVICES POLICE A QUICK QUIZ? WHEN WAS THE MODERN POLICE SERVICE FORMED? (LETS SEE WHO S CLOSEST) ANS: 1829 FORMED BY THE, THEN, HOME SECRETARY; WHAT WAS HIS NAME? ROBERT PEEL WHY DID WE NEED A POLICE FORCE IN 1829? HTTP://VCP.E2BN.ORG/JUSTICE/PAGE11377-THE-DEVELOPMENT-OF-A- POLICE-FORCE.HTML AND TODAY? HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/UPLOADS/SYSTEM/UPLOADS/ATTA CHMENT_DATA/FILE/630471/HOSB1017-POLICE-WORKFORCE.PDF

WHAT DO THE POLICE DO? OBVIOUSLY RESPOND TO EMERGENCY CALLS AND INVESTIGATE CRIME!BUT ALSO . COMMUNITY RELATIONS PROVIDE A VISIBLE PRESENCE GIVING EVIDENCE EDUCATIONAL VISITS LICENSING FIREARMS REFERRING VICTIMS TO SUPPORT AGENCIES UNDERWATER SEARCHES MISSING PERSONS PROVIDING SAFETY ADVICE ESCORTING ABNORMAL LOADS HOLDING PEOPLE IN CUSTODY DEALING WITH PUBLIC PROTESTS

UNIT 2 SHORT HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE How and why did the Fire Brigade start? The Great Fire of London 1666 What are these? The first properly organised brigade was in 1824 in Edinburgh

UNIT 2 SHORT HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE In the mid 1850s the first reliable steam powered appliances were introduced It wasn t until 1938 that many of these brigades were amalgamated Before 1938 there were between 1400 1500 fire brigades run by local councils! In 1938 we had the AFS followed by the NFS ensuring uniformity of equipment This was the busiest time for the UK Fire Service WHY? http://www.wartimememories.co.uk/afs.html

UNIT 2 SHORT HISTORY OF THE FIRE SERVICE The Fire Services Act (1947) became effective on the 1st of April 1948 This resulted in 148 County Council and County Borough run Fire Brigades Further amalgamation In 1974 and 1986 following local government re- organisation There are at present 63 brigades in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland The Brigade will go through many more changes to enable it s PURPOSE, which is to provide an effective means of fighting fire, saving lives and providing a humanitarian service

THE FIRE SERVICE? IT IS NOW TERMED THE FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE . THERE ARE 46 SEPARATE FIRE AUTHORITIES IN ENGLAND 27,000 FULL-TIME FIREFIGHTERS 11,000 RETAINED. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THIS? HTTP://WWW.FIRESERVICE.CO.UK/RECRUITMENT/RET AINED-FIREFIGHTERS/

WHAT DO THE FIRE SERVICE DO? ATTEND EMERGENCY CALLS INCLUDING FIRES, FLOODING, TERRORIST INCIDENTS, RTC S, CHEMICAL INCIDENTS, SPECIAL SERVICES, LOCK-INS AND OUTS, ANIMAL RESCUES, SHUT IN LIFT CALLS, PERSONS TRAPPED, UNSAFE STRUCTURES ETC PROMOTE FIRE SAFETY ENSURE FIRE PREVENTION GIVE FIRST AID MANAGE DISASTERS DEAL WITH HAZARDOUS MATERIALS GIVE EVIDENCE IN COURT PRESERVE THE SCENE OFFER HOME FIRE SAFETY RISK ASSESSMENTS GENERAL PUBLIC EDUCATION

THE AMBULANCE SERVICE 1948. AS PART OF THIS, FOR THE FIRST TIME, THERE WAS A REQUIREMENT FOR AMBULANCES TO BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL THOSE WHO NEEDED THEM. POST-WAR REORGANISATION LED TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE ACT OF In the 1890s, if you were injured, it was left to the police, firefighters and even taxi-drivers to staff a fleet of wheeled stretchers, named litters , to take patients to the nearest hospital or doctor s surgery.

WORK OF THE AMBULANCE SERVICE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE PATIENT TRANSPORT EMERGENCY CARE ASSISTANTS MEDICAL DISPATCHERS EMERGENCY CALL HANDLERS OTHER IMPORTANT ASPECTS NON-EMERGENCY PATIENT TRANSPORT TRANSFERS BETWEEN HOSPITALS DELIVERY OF FIRST-AID COURSES CLINICAL STAFFING FOR AIR-AMBULANCES DECONTAMINATION OF CASUALTIES

THE ARMED SERVICES OK QUICK, NAME THE BIG THREE (NOT YOU !) THE BRITISH ARMY THE ROYAL NAVY THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF AND THE RESERVES THIS IS TOO EASY! THE ARMY RESERVE (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE TERRITORIAL ARMY) THE ROYAL NAVAL RESERVE THE RAF RESERVES

THE ARMED SERVICES AROUND 170,000 TRAINED PERSONNEL WITH AROUND 65,000 CIVILIAN SUPPORT WORKERS. THREE KEY PRIORITIES: WHAT ARE THEY? DEFENDING THE UK SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING DUTIES SUPPORTING THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES EASY TO REMEMBER

DEFENDING THE UK FROM EXTERNAL ATTACK ALSO NEED TO WORK WITH OUR ALLIES TO DEFEND OTHER COUNTRIES WHY? Because we are members of NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organisation

DEFENDING THE UK NATO LINK HTTP://WWW.NATO.INT/ THE ARMED SERVICES ALSO DEFEND BRITISH OVERSEES TERRITORIES THE ARMED SERVICES ALSO ASSIST WITH THE EVACUATION OF BRITISH NATIONALS IN COUNTRIES EXPERIENCING CONFLICT

SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING DUTIES WORK WITH NATO AND THE UNITED NATIONS (UN) TO PROTECT CIVILIANS AND AID WORKERS IN DANGEROUS PARTS OF THE WORLD WHAT IS THE UN? HTTP://WWW.UN.ORG/EN/ABOUT-UN/ ALL THESE ACRONYM'S! LET S HAVE AN EXPLANATION HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=S6QWZFQS8IE

SUPPORTING THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/PUBLICATIONS/201 0-TO-2015-GOVERNMENT-POLICY-ARMED-FORCES-SUPPORT FOR-ACTIVITIES-IN-THE-UK/2010-TO-2015-GOVERNMENT- POLICY-ARMED-FORCES-SUPPORT-FOR-ACTIVITIES-IN-THE-UK THE ARMED SERVICES ARE SOMETIMES CALLED UPON TO ASSIST EMERGENCY SERVICES AND LOCAL AUTHORITY COUNTERPARTS IN TIMES OF DISASTER, UNREST OR EMERGENCY.

SUPPORTING THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES EXAMPLES OF INCIDENTS NATURAL DISASTERS: HELPING PEOPLE IN SEVERE WEATHER SITUATIONS, SUCH AS FLOODING, WHERE THERE IS A NEED TO PROTECT HUMAN LIFE, PROPERTY AND ALLEVIATE DISTRESS (LIKELY TO BE CATEGORISED AS MACC) NETWORK FAILURE OR DISRUPTION: INCLUDING ANIMAL DISEASE EPIDEMICS AND PUBLIC SERVICE RELATED INDUSTRIAL DISPUTES THAT AFFECT OUR SAFETY OR SECURITY, OR DISRUPT TRANSPORT OR COMMUNICATIONS LINKS (LIKELY TO BE CATEGORISED AS MACP OR MAGD) CRIMINAL OR TERRORIST ACTIVITY: WHERE THERE IS A NEED, PROVIDING SPECIALIST EXPERTISE IN SPECIFIC CIRCUMSTANCES (LIKELY TO BE CATEGORISED AS MACP) BOMB DISPOSAL: KNOWN OFFICIALLY AS EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL (THIS CAN BE RELATED TO TERRORISM, OR INVOLVE UNEARTHING A BOMB FROM WORLD WAR 2); WELL ESTABLISHED PROCEDURES EXIST IN LOCAL AREAS FOR THE EMERGENCY SERVICES (PRIMARILY THE POLICE) TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE

SUPPORTING THE CIVIL AUTHORITIES RECENT EXAMPLES? PROVIDING SECURITY FOR THE 2012 OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC GAMES SAR AND OTHER OPERATIONS DURING WIDESPREAD FLOODING IN 2007 AND 2009 HELPING UK TRAVELLERS STRANDED OVERSEAS BY THE ICELANDIC ASH CLOUD IN 2010 MANAGING THE DISPOSAL OF INFECTED CATTLE DURING THE FOOT AND MOUTH EPIDEMIC IN 2001

A QUICK BIT ABOUT EACH SERVICE ARMY - ORIGIN THE BRITISH INFANTRY TRADITIONALLY HAS BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO PARTS - THE FOOT GUARDS AND THE INFANTRY OF THE LINE. THE OLDEST REGIMENT OF THE LINE IS THE THE ROYAL SCOTS BORDERERS (1ST BATTALION THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF SCOTLAND) WHICH WAS FORMED IN 1633 WHEN KING CHARLES I WARRANTED SIR JOHN HEPBURN TO RAISE A SCOTTISH REGIMENT FOR SERVICE IN FRANCE. HTTP://WWW.ARMY.MOD.UK/INFANTRY/23301.ASPX 80,000 TRAINED REGULAR (FULL-TIME) PERSONNEL 26,500 TRAINED RESERVE (PART-TIME) REGIMENTAL SYSTEM A SOLDIER OR OFFICER WILL NORMALLY SERVE IN THE SAME REGIMENT THROUGHOUT THEIR CAREER. THIS IS SEEN TO ENCOURAGE LOYALTY TO A REGIMENT, BOOSTING FIGHTING SPIRIT AND MOTIVATION.

A QUICK BIT ABOUT EACH SERVICE NAVY ORIGIN BRITAIN IS AN ISLAND SO PROTECTING THE COAST IS VITALLY IMPORTANT; BOTH FROM POTENTIAL INVADERS AND TO KEEP TRADE ROUTES OPEN. THE FIRST PERMANENT NAVY WAS ESTABLISHED IN ? 1546, WHO BY? STATS ABOUT THE NAVY HENRY 8TH HTTPS://WWW.GOV.UK/GOVERNMENT/STATISTICS/ROYAL- NAVY-AND-ROYAL-MARINES-MONTHLY-PERSONNEL-STATISTICS- 2017

THE ROYAL AIR FORCE WHEN WAS IT CREATED? ON 29 NOVEMBER 1917 AN ACT OF PARLIAMENT ESTABLISHING AN AIR FORCE AND AN AIR COUNCIL RECEIVED THE ROYAL ASSENT. ON APRIL 1, 1918, THE ROYAL AIR FORCE (RAF) IS FORMED WITH THE AMALGAMATION OF THE ROYAL FLYING CORPS (RFC) AND THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE (RNAS). THE RAF TOOK ITS PLACE BESIDE THE BRITISH NAVY AND ARMY AS A SEPARATE MILITARY SERVICE WITH ITS OWN MINISTRY. THE RAF EMPLOYS AROUND 37,000 SERVICEMEN AND WOMEN. ROLES INCLUDE: PILOT, GROUND SUPPORT, MECHANIC AND AIR- TRAFFIC CONTROLLER.