The Department and Union have agreed to the introduction of an electronic Pre-Incident Plan reporting system. The Union understands that the necessary changes to the data collection requirements have now been completed and as such, the bans imposed on electronic Pre-Incident Plans on 21 December 2007 are lifted upon receipt of this notice.

Members are reminded that bans imposed by way of Union notice remain current until lifted by way of a further notice signed by the State Secretary.

Following a very productive meeting between the Union and the Department both parties are now close to agreement on the content of electronic Pre-incident Plans that will allow the Union to lift its ban on e-PiP’s and will ensure that no member is forced into signing off on a document that they can be held to account for years.

While the existing ban on the use of electronic Pre-incident Plans remains in place until the Department has written back to the Union and confirmed the position reached, that agreement is expected early next week.

Simon Flynn

State Secretary

Members are advised that the concept of a simple electronic Pre-incident Plan reporting system that doesn’t change the extent or type of involved workload has been agreed to but are reminded that no other alteration or expansion involving pre-incident planning has been agreed to. [Read more]