What's New in Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management
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2008
- 1 August
- Chair appointed to Regional Flood Defence Committee
- 30 July
- Outline of National Flood Emergency Framework published
- 30 July
- Consultation on promoting property-level flood protection and resilience
- 30 July
- Consultation on policy statement on appraisal for flood and coastal erosion risk management
- 11 July
- Association of British Insurers and the Government reach agreement that ensures flood insurance remains widely available now and in the long term
- 7 July
- Government response to Efra Committee flooding report
- 4 July
- £500,000 grant made available to contribute towards one or two multi-objective flood management demonstration projects
- 25 June
- Publication of Sir Michael Pitt's Final Independent Report into the summer 2007 floods
- 25 June
- Final report on the Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots
- 20 June
- Government plans to assist individuals and businesses to better protect their property from the impacts of flooding
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- 20 June
- Final report on Defra resilience pilots grant scheme
- 17 June
- Phil Woolas announces broad outline of the proposed Floods and Water Bill
- 17 June
- Defra launches Floods and Water Bill webpages and invites comments from stakeholders
- 13 June
- Planning Policy Statement 25: Development and Flood Risk - Practice Guide
- 23 May
- Public appointments: Chair and member vacancies on Environment Agency Regional Flood Defence Committees
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- 22 May
- Internal Drainage Board Review: production of Biodiversity Action Plans
- 22 May
- Supplementary project appraisal guidance notes for operating authorities on the treatment of agricultural land valuation and appraisal of risk to life
- 19 May
- Revised Lead Department Plan for flooding and flood emergencies
- 19 May
- 2008 Departmental report
- 7 May
- Efra Committee flooding report
- 1 April
- Environment Agency take on the coastal strategic overview
- 1 April
- Report on arrangements for the Strategic Coastal Groups in England
- 28 March
- Making Space for Water Groundwater Flooding: Final report published
- 26 March
- Internal Drainage Board Review: sub-catchment boards rationale briefing note
- 20 February
- Research & Development: Issue 13 of Research News
- 20 February
- Abolition of Scotter Drainage Authority - Public Notice
- 14 February
- Invitation to attend FCM08 - the 43rd Flood and Coastal Management Conference in Manchester, England
- 13 February
- Joint Statement from the Government and the Association of British Insurers: UK-wide review of the Statement of Principles to be carried out
- 13 February
- Making Space for Water Land Management: Final reports published
- 7 February
- Launch of Government's Water Strategy - Future Water
- 7 February
- Consultation on surface water drainage
- 7 February
- Consultation on Defra's statutory social and environmental guidance to Ofwat
- 6 February
- Internal Drainage Board Review: Minister of State asks all Boards to start discussions on moving to sub-catchment boards
- 4 February
- Future year grant allocations
- 11 January
- Annual conference: call for papers (closing date 21 January)
- 8 January
- Latest Defra/Environment Agency newsletter updating progress with the Environment Agency Strategic Overview on the coast
2007
- 28 December
- Revised Lead Department Plan for flooding and flood emergencies published
- 21 December
- House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report, Building and maintaining river and coastal flood defences in England
- 17 December
- Publication of Sir Michael Pitt’s interim report into the summer 2007 floods
- 13 December
- Implementation Plan for the Environment Agency’s Strategic Overview for sea flooding and coastal erosion announced
- 6 December
- Environment Agency publishes review of summer 2007 floods
- 31 October
- Speech by Minister of State to the Association of Drainage Authorities
- 22 October
- Progress report on internal drainage board organisational and management structures
- 19 October
- Making space for water, Outcome Measures: summary of written responses to consultation published
- 9 October
- Making space for water, Land Management: interim report available for comment
- 9 October
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: Final report and lessons learned published
- 14 September
- Making space for water, Environment Agency strategic overview for inland flood risk: summary of responses to invitation for stakeholder views
- 28 August
- Ripon Multi-objective National Pilot Project: final progress report
- 8 August
- Appointment of independent chair for the flooding Lessons Learned Review
- 8 August
- Defra/Environment Agency newsletter updating progress with the Environment Agency Strategic Overview on the coast
- 27 July
- Ministerial statement: Update on Flooding
- 27 July
- Flood resilience pilot areas announced
- 27 July
- House of Commons adjournment debate: Flooding (East Leeds)
- 26 July
- Flooding in England: Animal welfare
- 26 July
- House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Inquiry into flooding, closing date for submissions, 13 September 2007
- 26 July
- Making space for water: invitation to stakeholder events to gather opinion on aspects of appraisal policy (project SD3)
- 12 July
- Written Ministerial Statement by the Secretary of State on learning lessons from the recent floods
- 12 July
- Cross compliance standard suspended to help flood affected farmers
- 12 July
- House of Commons adjournment debate - Flood Prevention and Defence
- 11 July
- Views invited on proposals for new Defra performance indicators for local government, including for flood and coastal erosion risk management, closing date for responses 16 August
- 8 July
- Prime Minister pledges support package for flood victims
Page published: 15 June 2007