Floods Resilience Taskforce
The Floods Resilience Taskforce is improving our preparedness for, and resilience to all types of flooding affecting people, homes and businesses.
The Floods Resilience Taskforce brings together experts and decision makers from across UK government, non-government and industry organisations at local and national level. It includes people involved in all stages of flooding resilience, including preparedness, response and recovery.
It is focussed on England as flooding is a devolved area, but representatives from the devolved governments are full members.
The taskforce provides a forum for ministers to hear the views of a wide range of stakeholders including for longer-term floods resilience strategy. It complements existing flood resilience activity and does not replace the existing flood emergency response systems.
Goals
The goals of the Floods Resilience Taskforce are to advise Defra ministers on:
- flood risks
- flood resilience and preparedness nationally and locally
- key learnings from previous major flood incidents
- flood and coastal erosion strategy
Membership
The Floods Resilience Taskforce is chaired by the Minister for Floods and Water, and co-chaired by ministers from the Cabinet Office and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG).
The full permanent membership is:
| Full Name | Title | Organisation |
|---|---|---|
| Emma Hardy | Minister for Floods and Water | Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) |
| Abena Oppong-Asare | Minister, Parliamentary Secretary | Cabinet Office |
| Alex Norris | Minister, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | MHCLG |
| Mike Kane | Minister, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State | Department for Transport |
| Sebastian Catovsky | Co-director, Floods and Water | Defra |
| Stuart Armstrong | Deputy Director, CBRN, Water & Flooding Resilience & Emergencies Division | Defra |
| Laura Lutkoski | Deputy Director, Floods Policy | Defra |
| Anne-Therese Farmer | Director for Environment | Department for Transport |
| Caroline Douglass | Executive Director | Environment Agency |
| Phillip Duffy | Chief Executive | Environment Agency |
| Julie Foley | Director, FCRM Strategy and National Adaptation | Environment Agency |
| Simon Brown | Services Director | Met Office |
| Peter Lee | Director, Fire Resilience | MHCLG |
| Rob Arnott | Director, Resilience and Recovery | MHCLG |
| Mary Jones | Director of Resilience | Cabinet Office |
| Russ Turner | Head of Centre | Flood Forecasting Centre |
| Ann Carruthers | President | ADEPT (Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport) |
| Mark Shepherd | Assistant Director | Association of British Insurers |
| Innes Thompson | Chief Executive | Association of Drainage Authorities |
| Ali Morse | Chair | Blueprint for Water |
| Richard Parry | Chief Executive | Canal & River Trust |
| Joe Evans | Vice President | Country Land and Business Association |
| Verna Bayliss | Director of City Sustainability | Derby City Lead Local Flood Authority |
| Martin Lennon | Head of Transition | FloodRe |
| Peter Tonge | Chair | Gloucestershire Local Resilience Forum |
| David Bellamy | Chief of Staff | Greater London Authority and London Resilience Forum |
| Mark Baxter | Chair | Lincolnshire Local Resilience Forum |
| Adam Hug | Leader, Westminster Council | Local Government Association |
| Rachel Hallos | Vice President | National Farmers Union |
| Alan Rouane | Head of Engagement | National Flood Forum |
| Mark Williams | Strategic Lead | National Police Chiefs Council |
| Gary Quinn | Director of Operations | Northern Ireland Government |
| Paula Hewitt | Chair | Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee |
| Clare Fernandes | Deputy Director | Welsh Government |
| Ben Selby | Assistant General Secretary | Fire Brigades Union |
| Mark Atherton | Head of Natural Environment | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
| Steve Helps | Lead Officer | National Fire Chiefs Council |
| Nick Searle | Strategic Lead, UK National Resilience | National Fire Chiefs Council |
| Anne Aitken | Deputy Director | Scottish Government |
| Colin Mellors | Chair | Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee |
The taskforce is supported by 3 action groups on the following topics:
- Flood warning and informing
- Flood recovery
- Flood insurance
Terms of reference
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