Adverse Weather Policy Consultation
Please see below the documents to be reviewed before completing the survey.
The main changes are:
1. The format of the Policy to reflect the new policy format and How to Guide
2. Updated links to the relevant policies
3. Updated terminology, to reflect for example, new communication platforms (such as Viva Engage), the Council’s Hybrid Working Policy and to ensure consistency with the Organisational Severe Weather Plan and the Incident Management Plan
4. Updated school closure part to ensure it is in line with the Service Winter Plan.
Phases
Feedback
Consultation closed on 14/01/24 - Feedback below and has been shared on Policies - Policy consultations | Falkirk Council
We had a limited response to this consultation with 7 responses received.
All respondents consider that the policy format is clear and easy to understand. All who responded indicated that they are clear what is expected from them as an employee in a severe weather situation.
Some respondents (33%) consider that the policy is unclear in terms of what is expected of managers in a severe weather situation.
In response to comments received, it is noted that the policy refers to the Council Organisational Severe Weather Plan, which gives more guidance on issues affecting service delivery in a severe weather situation. The question was asked about who is responsible for standing down external contractors. The Resilience Team considers the appropriate approach to weather warnings and informs the public accordingly. External contractors are responsible for following public weather alerts in relation to their own employees.
The Organisational Severe Weather Plan was amended in October 2023. The changes have been made to the policy to reflect the updated plan, including changes to guidance on applying weather warnings.