Human Aspects

Last updated:8th February, 2017, 9:50 AM

Welcome to the Emergency Planning Society Human Aspects Group Pages.

To ensure that humanitarian assistance is a priority in the emergency planning, response, recovery and resilience arrangements within the UK.

Contact Details
Terms of Reference
Current Activities

Committee Contact Details

Committee contact details are unavailable for Human Aspects.

Chair - Peter Cheesman
pcheesman@glosdioc.org.uk 01452 740533 / 07887 562635

Vice-chair - Jo Dover
jodover@outlook.com 07740 196337

Terms of Reference

Overall aim:

To ensure that humanitarian assistance is a priority in the emergency planning, response, recovery and resilience arrangements within the UK.
Objectives:

To facilitate a co-ordinated approach to humanitarian assistance amongst the emergency response and resilience community.
Promote clarity in the role and responsibilities of those organisations with a position in the humanitarian response to an emergency.
To work with the Cabinet Office Emergency Planning College and other appropriate training organisations to develop and facilitate the most appropriate training related to the humanitarian aspects of an emergency.
To support the development and publication (through EPS Share Point) of the most up-to-date relevant guidance on humanitarian assistance and community resilience, which considers the short, medium and longer term impact of emergencies on people.
To represent the Emergency Planning Society regarding good practice when responding to the human aspects of major emergencies.
To report to the Emergency Planning Society via the Professional Working Group, regarding human aspects.