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<p>Between January 2007 and June 2017 a total of twelve (12) representatives of Kensington
and Chelsea Council attended courses at, or run by the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning
College.</p><p>Of those twelve, ten attended courses relating to the specifics of
crowd and public safety management, one attended a course on crisis management in
schools and colleges, and one attended a wide-ranging professional development seminar
titled ‘reflections on resilience’.</p><p>The table below disaggregates overall course
attendance by course name and date:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Course </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Date</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Number
of Delegates per event </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Total Delegates per course
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary Demountable Structures (TDS)</p></td><td><p>8th
Feb 2016</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Working
in Safety Advisory Groups (SAG)</p></td><td><p>2nd April 2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>21st May 2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p>Crowd Modelling, Management and Movement and Crowd Dynamics</p></td><td><p>10th
March 2014</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>2</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>4th
March 2013</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Event Organisers
Group (LAEOG) Event</p></td><td><p>9th October 2012</p></td><td><p>3</p></td><td><p>3</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seminar
- Reflections on Resilience</p></td><td><p>04th Dec 2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Introduction
to Crowd and Public Safety Management</p></td><td><p>22nd Feb 2012</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public
Safety at Festivals and Mass Gatherings</p></td><td><p>28th Nov 2011</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crisis
Management in Schools and Colleges</p></td><td><p>21st Nov 2007</p></td><td><p>1</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The table below provides a brief summary of the content of each course that
representatives of Kensington and Chelsea Council attended between 2007-2017.</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong>Course
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Summary of course content</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Temporary
Demountable Structures (TDS)</p></td><td><p>The principal guidance and legislation
applying to TDS; risk control in the design, erection and use phases; safety considerations
in TDS procurement; the impact of external factors such as site conditions and weather
on TDS safety; identification of good practice and lessons from events and incident
case studies.</p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>Working in Safety Advisory Groups
(SAG)</p></td><td rowspan="2"><p>Determination of appropriate terms of reference for
SAGs; the roles of members of the SAG; application of the legislation and guidance
on licensing and safety certification; application of relevant guidance to determine
safe capacities and practices for a range of venues and events.</p></td></tr><tr><td
rowspan="2"><p>Crowd Modelling, Management and Movement, and Crowd Dynamics</p></td><td
rowspan="2"><p>Principal guidelines, legislation and regulations for safety and contingency
planning for crowds at venues and events; differentiating crowd management and crowd
control; the phases and nature of crowds and their psychology; calculation of for
flow rates and density for people in crowded places; management of potential crowd
behaviours in emergency situations.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Local Authority Event
Organisers Group (LAEOG) Event</p></td><td><p>A two day professional development event
that focused on the composition and conduct of Safety Advisory Groups, understanding
crowd behaviour and guidelines for emergency planning.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Seminar
- Reflections on Resilience</p></td><td><p>A one day professional development event
that covered: 'Resilience in an Age of Austerity'; ‘The Olympic Spirit - lessons for
the resilient practitioner'; 'Interoperability' and 'Health -Threats to lasting resilience'.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Introduction
to Crowd and Public Safety Management</p></td><td><p>A foundation course which introduces
the subject of risk management, systematic approaches to the planning process, communications,
crowd dynamics and crowd behaviours.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Public Safety at Festivals
and Mass Gatherings</p></td><td><p>Site risk assessment, evaluation of safety features
of an event proposal and the benefits of multi-agency co-operation in the planning
for event.</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Crisis Management in Schools and Colleges</p></td><td><p>A
course for education managers who are responsible for planning and and managing the
consequences of crisis and emergencies affecting schools, their staff and students,
which enables them to meaningfully evaluate their organisation's state of preparedness.</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><strong>
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