Regional flood and coastal committee
A regional flood and coastal committee (RFCC) is a type of governmental body in England and Wales through which the Environment Agency regions carry out their work on flood risk management. They were established under the provisions of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, although details of their activities are defined by the RFCC Regulations 2011, and is informed by the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy. [1] They replaced regional flood defence committees, {RFDC} which had a similar function.[2]
The committees are made up of members of local authorites, who are appointed by the lead local flood authority, a role defined by the Flood and Water Management Act 2010, together with independent members who are appointed by the Environment Agency.[1] In England, there are twelve regional flood and coastal committees, covering the whole of the country. These are:
- Anglian Eastern RFCC
- Anglian Great Ouse RFCC
- Anglian Northern RFCC
- English Severn and Wye RFCC
- North West RFCC
- Northumbria RFCC
- South West RFCC
- Southern RFCC
- Thames RFCC
- Trent RFCC
- Wessex RFCC
- Yorkshire RFCC[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs)". Environment Agency. 16 January 2024. Archived from the original on 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Regional Flood Defence Committees". Flood Forum. 20 January 2006. Archived from the original on 16 October 2008.
- ^ "Regional Flood and Coastal Committees England" (PDF). Environemnt Agency. 31 October 2019.