All casualty reports are made by an electronic Notification of Casualty (NOTICAS) report incorporated within the Joint Personnel Administration (JPA) system, to the Joint Casualty and Compassionate Centre (JCCC).
The JCCC distributes the NOTICAS and appoints a Notifying Authority to ensure that the nominated Emergency Contact and, where applicable, the Next of Kin are informed. The JCCC may be able to authorise the travel of Next of Kin to the bedside of a casualty under the Dangerously Ill Forwarding of Relatives (DILFOR) scheme in appropriate circumstances.
All three Services now use the new e-NOTICAS report on JPA and the new system has as been a major step forward in improving reporting capability through electronic messaging. However, should JPA be unavailable, for example on some deployed operations, or temporary local system failure, then the signal format and fax may still be used.
It is also very important that the JCCC is kept informed of any changes to casualty state or location so that the Emergency Contact/Next of Kin and the chain of command can be kept informed of the latest situation.