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Shweta Pandey
An online awareness training package to help the police and emergency services prepare for the London 2012 Games has been launched. The aim is to increase understanding of the Games among the 250,000 police officers and staff plus 50,000 fire and ambulance personnel across Britain, the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) said.
Key safety and security issues plus the demands on the emergency services are among the topics discussed in the first 30-minute package along with information about venues, the torch relay and cultural celebrations.
There will be three packages. The second, launched in September, will have more detail about operational planning, command and control structures, operating procedures and logistical arrangements. The final instalment, in March 2012, will provide operational briefings for the police. These final two packages are only for the police service to complete.
Police officers who are being drafted in from across the country for the Games must have completed all three packages. Forces must also confirm that staff have completed the training before being deployed.
NPIA chief executive Nick Gargan said: “It is crucial that all emergency staff work together to ensure safety and security at the London Games and events linked to them around the country.”
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