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<p>Operation Tornado is a national mutual aid plan by which prisons support one another
in the event of a serious incident or occurrence requiring a reinforcement of staff.
Operation Tornado is employed by HMPPS for three main reasons:</p><ul><li>In response
to a serious incident requiring a reinforcement of staff.</li><li>In response to other
events or crisis requiring additional staff, who may not necessarily need to be Tornado
trained.</li><li>To aid the transfer of prisoners in the event of a serious incident
or the threat of one (with the GOLD commander’s agreement).</li></ul><p>HMPPS aims
to have 2,100 volunteers trained in readiness for Operation Tornado. Since the inception
of Operation Tornado in the late 1980s, HMPPS has allocated a commitment to each prison
for how many Tornado staff they should aim to have trained. HMPPS monitors the number
of staff available for deployment and offer training spaces to ensure resilience to
respond to serious incidents.</p><p>In the event of a serious incident, all prisons,
including those who have a commitment of zero, receive the same level of support from
the Operation Response and Resilience Unit and Tornado trained staff from other prisons
if required.</p>
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