Since 2009, the emergency services have used Airwave, a
radio-based system, to communicate, including on the London
Underground. The new Emergency Services Network (ESN) aims to
deliver numerous improvements on Airwave, including providing
high-speed data to users, more flexibility to make use of new
technologies, and securing cost savings.
However, the Public Accounts Committee has warned that without
solutions to technology and delay issues, the emergency services
may not be able to communicate with each other between March
2020, when Airwave is scheduled to stop working, and September
2020, when the transition to ESN is complete.
- Why the
delay to the ESN?
- When will
London to begin transition to the ESN?
- What is the
aim of the ESN programme, and what improvements will it deliver
on Airwave?
- Will it be
‘at least as good’ as Airwave?
- Who will be
funding the ESN?
Tomorrow, the GLA Oversight
Committee will examine high-level progress with the
development of the Emergency Services Network (ESN) in London,
key risks and issues, and the role of the Mayor and the GLA Group
in the ESN programme.
The guests are:
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, Director, Law
Enforcement Programmes, Home Office
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Gordon Shipley, Programme Director, Emergency
Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP), Home Office
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Shashi Verma, Chief Technology Officer and
Director of Customer Experience, Transport for London
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Angus McCallum, Chief Information Officer,
Metropolitan Police Service
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Siobhan Peters, Chief Finance Officer, MOPAC
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John Anthony MBE, Programme Director for ESN
Transition, London Fire Brigade
-
Martin, Head of
ICT, London Fire Brigade
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Vic Wynn, Acting Director of IM&T, London
Ambulance Service
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Kevin Bate, Deputy Director of Operations,
London Ambulance Service
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Ian Hough, National Service Director,
Ambulance Radio Programme
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, 18th July
from 10.00am in The Chamber, at City Hall (The
Queen’s Walk, London SE1).
