Emergency
A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.
Definition
An event or situation that threatens serious damage to human welfare in a place in the UK, the environment of a place in the UK, or the security of the UK or of a place in the UK.
This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.
Related terms
Critical incident
Any incident where the effectiveness of the police response is likely to have a significant impact on the confidence of the victim, their family and/or the community.
Major incident
An event or situation, with a range of serious consequences, which requires special arrangements to be implemented by one or more emergency responder agencies.
Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.