Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 8
8
Not Addressed
Mandate catchment-scale planning and delivery through regional partnerships with statutory duties by 2027
Recommendation
Catchment-based planning must become the default approach, not a discretionary extra. By 2027, the Government should mandate catchment- scale planning and delivery through regional partnerships with defined statutory duties, long-term funding, and clear oversight. These partnerships should coordinate key actors across land, water, infrastructure and planning, and lead integrated water management that delivers multiple outcomes, including flood risk reduction, water quality improvements, and environmental enhancement, at the scale and complexity the challenge demands. (Recommendation, Paragraph 39)
Government response summary AI-generated
The government response is entirely unrelated to the recommendation, instead discussing an assessment of a statutory duty for Fire and Rescue Services in England to respond to flooding, which is planned to conclude in summer 2026.
Government Response
The government responded to this report on 23 December 2025. No passage in that response could be matched to this recommendation. Read the response document ↗