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1. Introduction

1.1 Overview

Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs) are Committees established by the Environment Agency under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010. 皇冠体育appy bring together:

• members appointed by Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs)
• independent members with relevant experience

皇冠体育appre are 12 Committees in England and each has a Chair appointed by Defra.

On 21 July 2021, Robert Jenrick (Secretary of State for the then Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) announced the decision to take forward proposals (following a public consultation) to聽reorganise councils in:

• Cumbria
• North Yorkshire
• Somerset

皇冠体育app local government reorganisations mean a change to the Constituent Authority Membership of 3 RFCCs in these areas:

• North West RFCC (covering Cumbria)
• Yorkshire RFCC (covering North Yorkshire)
• Wessex RFCC (covering Somerset)

皇冠体育app changes mean new councils will come into existence in April 2023. 皇冠体育appre are no proposed changes to the number of LLFA members or independent members to the RFCCs.

Additionally, we also have a boundary change to make for the English Severn and Wye RFCC, due to a historic incorrect mapping error. 皇冠体育appre are no other changes proposed to the composition of this RFCC.

In the affected areas there are no proposed changes to the number of:

• LLFA members
• independent members to the RFCCs

However we are required to consult under the RFCC (England and Wales) Regulations 2011 (the Regulations).

2. Consultation

A public consultation on these changes ran from 27 September to 8 November 2022. 皇冠体育app primary purpose of the consultation was to gather views and comments from those stakeholders directly affected by the proposals.

皇冠体育app consultation took place online via the Environment Agency鈥檚 online consultation hub. Newsletters and mailouts helped to communicate the consultation.

皇冠体育app consultation question asked for the Constituent Authority Membership of the 3 RFCCs was:

• Do you agree with the proposed changes to the (North West/Yorkshire/ Wessex RFCC) composition?
• Answer: Yes, No, or Don鈥檛 Know

皇冠体育app consultation question asked for the boundary change for the English Severn and Wye RFCC was:

• Do you agree with the proposed amendment to the English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee boundary?
• Answer: Yes, No, or Don鈥檛 Know

3. Consultation summary of responses

We received a total of 7 consultation responses for the proposed changes. All 7 responses were received for the proposed changes to the North West RFCC (covering Cumbria).

We received no responses for the:

• Yorkshire RFCC (covering North Yorkshire),
• Wessex RFCC (covering Somerset)
• boundary change consultation for English Severn and Wye RFCC

Here is a breakdown of the of the 7 responses received for the proposed changes to the North West RFCC (covering Cumbria):

• Consultation question: Do you agree with the proposed changes to the North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee composition?

• Yes: 4

• No: 3

Three responses did not agree with the proposed changes. 皇冠体育appir preference was for the new unitary authorities of 鈥榃estmorland and Furness鈥�, and 鈥楥umberland鈥� to have their own representation on the RFCC. 皇冠体育appre was also a request for the membership to rotate annually between the 2 new authorities.

4. Next steps

皇冠体育app consultation responses were noted. 皇冠体育app North West RFCC agrees to work with 鈥榃estmorland and Furness鈥�, and 鈥楥umberland鈥� Councils to ensure equal representation in these areas. This is in line with the partnership approach, and the need for a strategic approach to the Cumbrian coastline and shared catchments. This is similar to the approach taken by other authorities in the sub-regions of the North West RFCC.

It was also noted that it is not unusual for council authorities to:

• share a place on a RFCC
• rotate that place either annually or every 2 years

皇冠体育appre is a precedent for doing this across many RFCCs already. It is normal practice for RFCC Chairs to allow 鈥榦bservers鈥�, such as interested stakeholders to sit in on these public meetings.