Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)

The Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC) is a committee established by the Environment Agency under the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 that brings together members appointed by Lead Local Flood Authorities (LLFAs) and independent members with relevant experience for 3 purposes:

  • to ensure there are coherent plans for identifying, communicating and managing flood and coastal erosion risks across catchments and shorelines
  • to encourage efficient, targeted and risk-based investment in flood and coastal erosion risk management that represents value for money and benefits local communities
  • to provide a link between the Environment Agency, LLFAs, other risk management authorities, and other relevant bodies to build understanding of flood and coastal erosion risks in its area

Map

Boundary map of the Wessex Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Dates of meetings and papers

  • Wednesday 17 January 2024 – to be held in Weston-super-Mare
  • Monday 22 April 2024 - location tbc
  • Thursday 18 July 2024 - location tbc
  • Monday 21 October 2024 - location tbc
  • Thursday 23 January 2025 - location tbc

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend as observers. If you would like more information on the upcoming meetings, to request copies of the agendas and papers or would like to join the meetings please email wessexrfcc@environment-agency.gov.uk.

Vacancies

We don’t have any independent member vacancies available at present. However, if you are interesting in joining the RFCC you can register your interest by emailing us.

Members

The membership for the Committee is as follows:

Member Organisation
David Jenkins Chairman
Anthony Bradford Environment Agency appointee (general issues)
Paul Cobbing MBE Environment Agency appointee (general issues)
Rosie Dilke Environment Agency appointee (general issues)
Vicky Farwig Environment Agency appointee (water and utility companies)
Peter Finney MBE Environment Agency appointee (general issues)
Ben Murray Environment Agency appointee (coastal processes)
James Smith Environment Agency appointee (general issues)
Janette Ward Environment Agency appointee (nature, conservation and wider environmental issues)
Vacant – Cllr TBC Bath and North East Somerset Council
Cllr Andy Hadley Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Cllr Nicola Beech Bristol City Council
Cllr Mark Roberts Dorset Council
Cllr Vernon Smith Gloucestershire County Council
Cllr David Drew Hampshire County Council
Cllr Annemieke Waite North Somerset Council
Cllr Dixie Darch Somerset Council
Cllr Simon Johnson South Gloucestershire Council
Cllr Nic Puntis Wiltshire Council

Chairmen of Coastal Groups invited to attend meetings (Not Voting Members)

Chairman Coastal Group
John Cocker Chairman, South West Coastal Group
John Buttivant Chairman, Severn Estuary Coastal Group
Lyall Cairns Chairman, Southern Coastal Group

Contact details

WessexRFCC@environment-agency.gov.uk

Wessex RFCC Secretariat Rivers House Sunrise Business Park Higher Shaftesbury Road Blandford Forum DT11 8ST

Contact details

WessexRFCC@environment-agency.gov.uk