Gold–silver–bronze command structure

A gold–silver–bronze command structure is a command hierarchy used for major operations by the emergency services of the United Kingdom.

Some practitioners use the term strategic–tactical–operational command structure instead, but the different categories are equivalent.^[1] In some cases, the national government (via the Cabinet Office Briefing Rooms) will assume ultimate control and act as a "platinum" level.^[2]

The effectiveness of elements of interoperability and communications with this structure have been called into question by the Pollock Report of 2013.^[3]

• Emergency management
• Incident command system
• Control of Major Accident Hazards Regulations 1999

• Wiltshire Police: Major incident planning: Command structure
• London Emergency Services Liaison Panel: LESLP
• Suffolk County Council: Control of major accident hazards
• Government Office for the South East: Preparing for Emergencies – Response
• Government Office for the South East: Response: the National Picture
• Emergency Management Portal: Online resources for UK emergency managers