Difference Between Statutory And Voluntary Agencies

eport, I am going to describe how an emergency incident is graded by the police forces call centre. I am then going to talk about the importance of responding safely to the emergency incident call, between the station to where the crime or scenario is taking place. In the next part of this assignment I am going to identify the statutory and voluntary who work together on the scene of an incident and what the roles and responsibilities are for the public services when attending the emergency. Finally, I am going to evaluate the inter-agency and how the cooperate with the emergency response services.
Firstly, I am going to talk about how the police force grades an emergency incident. Once a call is taken by one of the call handlers working for the police. They must decide on whether the incident is resolvable over the phone or if further action is needed. Overall there are 4 main grades, which are;
Grade 1- emergency response. The call handler will only use this grade if the incident is or is likely to result with;
- threat of violence
- serious damage to public or …show more content…
A statutory agency is a public service group who are fully funded by the government whereas a voluntary is predominantly funded by a charity although they may still get a small amount from the government for their rent. Their jobs and their equipment are paid for by donations. Most people would probably think that the two different groups don’t work together they do when an emergency is happening. An example of 2 groups that work together are the ambulance service (statutory) and the St Johns ambulance (voluntary). With the Paramedics losing workers and becoming over stretched the St johns have stepped into help, with them attending public events as first aiders and supporting them at emergencies if needed. These groups are both helped by the British red cross especially if there is a flood etc. (St