Multi Agency Incident
Transfer Standard:
Management Process and
Structure
Version: 1.0
March 2015
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Summary of document properties
Field
Title
Value
Multi Agency Incident Transfer Standard: Management Process and Structure
Sign-off Authority
MAIT Challenge Owner
Delivery Project
MAIT Working Group
Classification
Author
MAIT Working Group
Document ID
MAIT/GOV/001
Version Number
1.0
Filename
201503_MAIT_Management_Policy_vers0.2.docx
Amendment History
Version
Date
Amendments
Issued to
0.1
15 March 2015
Initial Draft
MAIT Working Group
0.2
20 March 2015
Stable draft for approval.
CTO, DfT
1.0
24 March 2015
Agreed version
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Contents
1.
Introduction.................................................................................................... 1
2.
Ownership ...................................................................................................... 1
2.1
Participation ....................................................................................................... 1
2.2
Decision Making Process.................................................................................... 2
2.3
Licence Agreements ........................................................................................... 2
2.4
Contingency Scenarios ....................................................................................... 2
2.5
Version Management ........................................................................................ 2
Annex A: List of Contributors involved in developing the MAIT Standard .......... I
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1. Introduction
Every day the UK’s emergency services deal with thousands of incidents of differing priority,
urgency and complexity. Evidence suggests that around XX% of these incidents require the
attendance of more than one emergency service. In the majority of cases this is secured by
the control room calling their counterparts via the telephone and relaying the information.
The Multi Agency Incident Transfer (MAIT) standard provides a solution to this problem by
providing an agreed structure for the data elements that need to be shared between
organisations. The standard is publically accessible at www.mait.org.uk. This document sets
out the management processes around the standard to allow for controlled updates and
managing changes.
The spirit of openness Open Standards Principles1 have been closely followed throughout
the development process. As development has gone on, drafts have been placed on the
internet site and feedback encouraged via email or discussion boards.
2. Ownership
This standard is under the stewardship of the British Association of Public-Safety
Communications Officials (British APCO).
2.1
Participation
The Working Group that developed the MAIT standard has evolved and changed over time.
As a group of volunteers, all those who have expressed an interest in participating have
been entitled to do so. Annex A provides a list of organisations that have been involved in
developing the latest draft. These have been split out in to public sector, private sector and
not for profit organisations.
The MAIT website has been developed with encouraging participation and engagement in
mind. A discussion forum has been included where stakeholders can raise comments and
views and a transparent response provided. Alternatively, comments may also be submitted
via an email address specified on the website. Comments received are triaged for their
urgency and assuming they do not require immediate consideration are then logged for
discussion at a quarterly review meeting by the MAIT working group where a decision on
next steps will be made.
1
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/open-standards-principles
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Decision Making Process
The working group will make decisions in or out of committee and are subject to a threequarters majority vote. The high majority is considered appropriate to force consensus
between supplier organisations and the user community on issues.
Formal meeting minutes are available for review on request.
2.3
Licence Agreements
The Licence terms have been taken from http://creativecommons.org which provide
standard licence terms. Given the need to control the standard, the “AttributionNoDerivatives 4.0 International” licence has been chosen2. This allows for the material to be
freely used and shared so as long as it attributes the source and is not modified in any way.
2.4
Contingency Scenarios
British APCO are deemed to be financially solvent at the time of drafting. However should
they become in financial distress, the ownership of this Standard will transfer to HM
Government.
2.5
Version Management
Configuration control will be managed via the stewarding authority. Formal releases of the
standard will have a two digit version number separated by a decimal point. Major changes
will be denoted by the first figure whilst the second, will mark minor changes. For draft
versions, a third decimal figure will be used to note the draft number. The example below
denotes the first draft of the second update to release 1.
Version 1.2.1
Major version
number
Minor Version
number
Draft version, once
agreed this is deleted
Previous versions of the MAIT standard will continue to be accessible on the
www.mait.org.uk website.
2
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0
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Annex A: List of Contributors involved in developing
the MAIT Standard
The tables below specify those organisations who have played a role in developing the MAIT
standard.
Public Sector Organisations
Cabinet Office
Private Sector Organisations
3tc Software
Cambridgeshire Fire and
Rescue Service
BT
Gwent Police
Capita
Hampshire Police
IES Solutions
HM Coast Guard
Isle of Wight Ambulance
Trust
London Fire Brigade
Metropolitan Police
Newport County Borough
Council
South Wales Fire and Rescue
Service
Welsh Government
West Yorkshire Police
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Intergraph
Remsdaq
Ultra Electronics
Vector Command Systems
Not-for-Profit Organisations
Association of Chief Police
Officers
British APCO
(Association of Public safety
Communication Officials)
Chief Fire Officers’
Association (CFOA)
Joint Emergency Services
Group (Wales)