Contents
1 Introduction and definitions
Definitions: what is a ‘CBRN’ incident?
Issues arising from current definitions
2 National mechanisms for science advice during CBRN and Hazmat incidents
Emergency Coordination of Scientific Advice (ECOSA)
The need to work across national borders
Ensuring clarity for local resilience forums
3 Use of science in planning and responding
The use of science in the Government’s response framework
Moving away from ‘wet decontamination’
Reducing mass decontamination resources
4 Communicating science to the public during a CBRN or Hazmat emergency
Education in anticipation of incidents
Use of the media in an emergency
Mobilising expertise in arm’s-length bodies
Conclusions and recommendations
Annex: Visit to Glasgow, 19 January
List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament
27 March 2017