Unit 36 - Employment in the Uniformed Public Services
Assessment 1 - Purpose, roles and responsibilities of the Uniformed Public
Services
Royal Navy & Kent Police
1) Royal Navy.
The roles of Navy:
Preventing Confict - The Royal Navy’s presence on the world stage sends a
powerful message that the UK is committed to global afairs and provides a
stabilising infuencee n this way they prevent confict on the high seas and protect
the fow of international trade on which their nation dependse
Providing Security at sea - The UK has a responsibility to its citizens and its allies to
endeavour to safeguard the high sease This is why the Royal Navy protects home
and international waters – making sure the global trade that Britain and the world
depend on can proceed without a hitche
Keeping international relationships - The Royal Navy recognises and fully
appreciates the importance of keeping in touch with loved ones and friends when
they are deployede Enabling to communicate with people "in the same boat", in a
safe, protected online environmente
Maintain a state of military readiness - When diplomacy fails, the UK has to be
ready to protect its interests and its alliese What’s more, as a member of NATO and
the UN, the UK also acts to support the enforcement of UN resolutions and come to
the aid of our alliese This is where the Royal Marines come in: they train to go
where they are needed – by sea, land or air – and deploy their forces with the aim
of restoring peacee
Protecting trade routes for the economy - Maritime trade is the lifeblood of the UK
economy and industrye 95% of Britain’s economic activity depends on the oceanse
And every year Britain imports goods worth £524 billione The UK is so dependent
on the seas for its prosperity, that without the Royal Navy acting as a deterrent the
efect on the economy would be overwhelminge
Provide humanitarian assistance - When natural or man-made disasters occur, a
country’s infrastructure and resources can be cripplede With loss of electricity,
shortage of food and water supplies, and human lives at risk – responding to such
life-threatening scenarios is central to the Royal Navy’s ethose Because they have
the skills, equipment and know-how to go anywhere, regardless of potential
damage to local infrastructuree
The purpose of Navy:
*To protect the shores of the UK
*To protect the shipping of the UK
*To enable the British Army, RAF and Royal Marines to move from one area to another
*To protect the interests of the British Government and people Abroad
Organisational ojectives: One of the organizational objectives to protect British interests at
home and abroade Protect the people of the countrye Protect the shores of the country that the
Navy is part ofe
Mission statement: Maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning
wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the sease
Legislation: Armed forces act 2006: it replaced 3 separate discipline acts for the Army and Air
force act 1955 and Naval Act 1957e
Who is accountable for the Navy? The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is accountable for
everything the Navy doese
Assessment 1 - Purpose, roles and responsibilities of the Uniformed Public
Services
Royal Navy & Kent Police
1) Royal Navy.
The roles of Navy:
Preventing Confict - The Royal Navy’s presence on the world stage sends a
powerful message that the UK is committed to global afairs and provides a
stabilising infuencee n this way they prevent confict on the high seas and protect
the fow of international trade on which their nation dependse
Providing Security at sea - The UK has a responsibility to its citizens and its allies to
endeavour to safeguard the high sease This is why the Royal Navy protects home
and international waters – making sure the global trade that Britain and the world
depend on can proceed without a hitche
Keeping international relationships - The Royal Navy recognises and fully
appreciates the importance of keeping in touch with loved ones and friends when
they are deployede Enabling to communicate with people "in the same boat", in a
safe, protected online environmente
Maintain a state of military readiness - When diplomacy fails, the UK has to be
ready to protect its interests and its alliese What’s more, as a member of NATO and
the UN, the UK also acts to support the enforcement of UN resolutions and come to
the aid of our alliese This is where the Royal Marines come in: they train to go
where they are needed – by sea, land or air – and deploy their forces with the aim
of restoring peacee
Protecting trade routes for the economy - Maritime trade is the lifeblood of the UK
economy and industrye 95% of Britain’s economic activity depends on the oceanse
And every year Britain imports goods worth £524 billione The UK is so dependent
on the seas for its prosperity, that without the Royal Navy acting as a deterrent the
efect on the economy would be overwhelminge
Provide humanitarian assistance - When natural or man-made disasters occur, a
country’s infrastructure and resources can be cripplede With loss of electricity,
shortage of food and water supplies, and human lives at risk – responding to such
life-threatening scenarios is central to the Royal Navy’s ethose Because they have
the skills, equipment and know-how to go anywhere, regardless of potential
damage to local infrastructuree
The purpose of Navy:
*To protect the shores of the UK
*To protect the shipping of the UK
*To enable the British Army, RAF and Royal Marines to move from one area to another
*To protect the interests of the British Government and people Abroad
Organisational ojectives: One of the organizational objectives to protect British interests at
home and abroade Protect the people of the countrye Protect the shores of the country that the
Navy is part ofe
Mission statement: Maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning
wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the sease
Legislation: Armed forces act 2006: it replaced 3 separate discipline acts for the Army and Air
force act 1955 and Naval Act 1957e
Who is accountable for the Navy? The Ministry of Defense (MoD) is accountable for
everything the Navy doese
