The 999 system is supported by the 999-112 Liaison Committee which provides technical and operational oversight of the UK’s Public Emergency Call Service. British APCO has long been an active supporter of the 999LC and is a standing member of the Committee. More recently British APCO has provided material support and one of our trustees (Darryl Keen) is the Committee's current Vice-Chair.
The Committee includes all those organisations that play a role in delivering and managing the 999-112 service; these include those Government Departments which are responsible for an emergency service: The Home Office for Police and Fire & Rescue Services, The Department for Health & Social Care for Ambulance Services and The Department for Transport for Marine and Coastguard Agency, the emergency services themselves, British Telecom as the provider of the UK’s first stage Public Safety Answering Point, Ofcom as the telecommunications regulatory body and the fixed and mobile communications providers.
The Committee also has responsibility for the Code of Practice for the Public Emergency Call Service (PECS) between communications providers and the emergency services. This document outlines the key roles and responsibilities of stakeholders involved in the conveyance of emergency calls from caller to the relevant emergency service.
More information can be found on the UK Government website here.