Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government to what extent they have involved local Police and Crime Commissioners in their work to reduce flood risk across the country.

The Civil Contingencies Act 2004 provides the legal basis for Government’s preparations for emergencies. The Act sets out provisions for Local Resilience Forums that compile local risk profiles and establish a planned, co-ordinate approach to dealing with realised risks. The Government encourages Local Resilience Forums to produce a local plan as this will help flood responders to engage to any flood event.

Chief Constables are leading members of Local Resilience Forums which are required to produce emergency plans for flooding and other civil contingencies.