Regional Flood and Coastal Committees (RFCCs)
Source: gov.uk (2025-03-31)

RFCCs were established by the Environment Agency and influence local priorities for flood risk management.

About RFCCs

RFCCs were established by the Environment Agency under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2010/29/contents). You can read more about the work the Environment Agency does (https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency/about).

RFCCs guide flood and coastal erosion risk management activities within their river catchments and along the coastline.

The RFCC activities are defined by the RFCC regulations 2011 (https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2011/695/made).

RFCC role

The role of RFCCs is to:
- understand the flood or coastal erosion risk in their area
- make decisions on local flood or coastal erosion priorities
- understand and apply the national policies and strategies that guide their work
- design and oversee the programmes of work that protect the homes and livelihoods of people at risk of flooding or erosion
- develop and support the local partnerships that carry out this work
- raise resources that help us do more to manage local flood or coastal erosion risk
- make sure that we can adapt to our changing climate by making communities more resilient and able to adapt in future
This work is guided by the aims and principles outlined in the National Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management Strategy (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/national-flood-and-coastal-erosion-risk-management-strategy-for-england--2).

RFCC members

Each RFCC is made up of:
- local authority members, appointed by the lead local flood authorities (https://www.local.gov.uk/topics/severe-weather/flooding/local-flood-risk-management/managing-flood-risk-roles-and)
- independent members, appointed by the Environment Agency
Areas they cover

There are 12 RFCCs covering the whole of England. You can read more about each RFCC below.
- Anglian Eastern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/anglian-eastern-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Anglian Great Ouse Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/anglian-central-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Anglian Northern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/anglian-northern-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- English Severn and Wye Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/english-severn-and-wye-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- North West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/north-west-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Northumbria Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/northumbria-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- South West Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/south-west-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Southern Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/southern-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Thames Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/thames-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/trent-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/wessex-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
- Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/yorkshire-regional-flood-and-coastal-committee)
These pages include:
- meeting dates
- committee members
- job vacancies
- individual RFCC contact details
You can also see a map of the RFCCs (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/regional-flood-and-coastal-committees-map).

Contact

If you have any questions about the RFCCs you can email the Environment Agency (mailto:xxx@xxx.xx).