M1 - Explain the roles and responsibilities of the key services attending an emergency incident.

The Police Service responsibilities are as follows:-

1. To protect life along with all the other emergency services.


2. To co-ordinate the emergency services, local authorities and other organisations who support the emergency services by assisting at the incident.


3. To secure, protect and preserve the scene and sightseers and traffic with the use of marshalls and cordons.


4. The investigation of the incident and obtaining and securing evidence in conjunction with other investigative bodies.


5. The collection and distribution of casualty information.


6. The identification of the dead on behalf of her Majesty's coroner.


7. To prevent crime.


8. Short term measures to restore normality after the incident.