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The Agency recognised that the way flood risks are often described, using percentages and probabilities of being flooded, are not very meaningful for the public. It described 18 Q 27: C&AG’s Report, para 16 19 Letter dated 27 January from Environment Agency to Committee 20 Q 30; C&AG’s Report, para 2.4–2.5; Letter dated 27 January from Environment Agency to Committee 21 Qq 41–42; C&AG’s Report, para 2.8, 3.16; 22 Q 41; C&AG’s Report, para 2.8 23 Qq 43–44 Managing food risk 13 how it is moving away from this way of describing flood risk. It now focuses on whether a community is at risk and what the community needs to do to prepare for future flood events.24