Kent and Medway Shoreline Pollution Emergency Plan

The Kent and Medway Shoreline Pollution Emergency Plan outlines a policy framework for coastal shoreline pollution planning and response in Kent and Medway.

The objectives of the plan are to:

  • outline organisational responsibilities for shoreline pollution planning and response
  • provide emergency points of contact
  • determine relevant operational requirements of agencies in Kent
  • ensure the availability of personnel for effective co-ordination and delivery of the response
  • ensure that appropriate personnel are trained and exercised
  • ensure that liaison takes place across key partners
  • ensure effective planning for, and operational interventions to, pollution incidents impacting Kent's natural and built coastal environment
  • collate existing zonal shoreline access and sensitivity information and booming plans for Kent and Medway in one document.