Recommendation 21

Local resilience forums (LRFs), which are essential to the local response to extreme weather events, have been inadequately resourced for too long. The findings of the Government’s recent review of the Civil Contingencies Act (CCA) are therefore welcome, along with its recent recognition that unprecedented demands have been placed on LRFs in recent years. We also welcome the additional funding provided to LRFs over the next three years by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC). We will follow up with LRF representatives in six months’ time, to establish whether this has been sufficient to address the significant challenges that they face.