Call for evidence outcome

Local factors in managing flood and coastal erosion risk and property flood resilience: call for evidence

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 1 February 2021
• Last updated: 29 July 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Applies to England

This call for evidence has closed

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Summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 51 responses to this call for evidence from a wide range of stakeholders. The government intends to consult on potential changes that would benefit communities that have flooded frequently. It will also publish a roadmap to accelerate take-up of property flood resilience measures.

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Original call for evidence

Summary

Seeking evidence on how local factors can be taken into account in the government’s flood and coastal defence investment programme and how we can increase the uptake of property flood resilience.

This call for evidence was held on another website.

This call for evidence ran from
9:30am on 1 February 2021 to 11:45pm on 29 March 2021

Call for evidence description

We are asking for evidence on how we can strengthen our assessment of local circumstances in the government’s future flood and coastal defence investment programme.

We are also looking for evidence to help identify actions to accelerate the uptake in property flood resilience and address barriers to progress.

We welcome responses from local authorities, risk management authorities, infrastructure delivery sectors, academic institutions, the private sector and experts.

Published 1 February 2021
Last updated 29 July 2021 + show all updates

1. 29 July 2021

   We've added a summary of responses to the call for evidence.

2. 1 February 2021

   First published.