Key documents produced by Government, the LGA and other organisations to help flood risk practitioners and other risk management organisations with their flood risk management responsibilities.
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FCERM
Appraisal of flood and coastal risk management
Climate change support for local authorities: a directory of national and regional support
Designing for Exceedance in Urban Drainage – Good practice
Environment Agency's Flood and coastal erosion risk management (FCERM) report for England
Flood and Water Management Act 2010
Factsheet - Flood and Water Management Act 2010 – Section 30/Schedule 1 (Designation of Features)
Flood Defence Construction Projects 2012/13
Flood resilience and resistance for critical infrastructure (C688)
Future Water
Guide to obtaining flood insurance in high risk areas
Implementation of the FRM (Scotland) Act 2009 – Briefing 3
Land Drainage Responsibilities
LGA Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management bulletin December 2012
Living on the Edge – guidance for riverside property owners (updated 2012)
Making Space for Water
National FCERM Strategy for England
National Strategy for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management in Wales
Shoreline Management Plan Guidance – Vol 1
Shoreline Management Plan Guidance – Vol 2
The Catchment-based approach newsletter – Spring 2012
The Pitt Review – lessons learned from the 2007 summer flood
The third Commencement Order of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010
Water cycle study guidance
Water Framework Directive
Local flood risk management
Defra Surface Water Management Plans Technical Guidance
Environment Agency briefing: Progress update on Surface Water Flood Mapping - May 2012
Environment Agency briefing: Progress update on Surface Water Flood Mapping - October 2012
Flood map for surface water update
Updating flood map for surface water - views requested on publication
Flood Risk Management Plans - consultation response briefing note
Framework to assist the development of the Local Strategy for Flood Risk Management (A living document)
Flood Risk Management: an introduction and checklist for local authorities
Integrated Urban Drainage Pilot Study Summary Report
LLFA Duty to Maintain a register
LLFA Consenting and Enforcement Responsibilities
LLFA Consenting and Enforcement Responsibilities – Transitional Arrangements
Partnership for Urban South Hampshire Strategic Flood Risk Assessment
Preliminary Flood Risk Assessment Final Guidance
Scrutiny of flooding toolkit
SUDs and SABs
Drainage strategy framework
National Standards for Sustainable Drainage
Rural Sustainable Drainage Systems (RSuDS)
SuDs Manual
Sustainable Drainage Systems: Promoting good practice – a CIRIA initiative
Spatial planning
Code for Sustainable Homes: Technical Guidance
Groundwater Emergence maps (Executive Summary and Maps)
Planning Policy Statement 25
WAPUG Integrated Urban Drainage Modelling Guide 2009
Emergency planning
Civil Contingencies Act: a short guide
Emergency Preparedness
Emergency Response and Recovery
The National Flood Emergency Framework for England
Resources
Draft Strategy for skills and capacity building in local authorities and local flood risk management
Funding
Distribution of the Flooding Component of the General Capital Grant for Spending Review 2011 – Guidance for local authorities
Flood and Coastal Resilience Partnership Funding – introduction
Flood and Coastal Resilience Partnership Funding Policy Statement
Flood and coastal risk management in England – long-term investment strategy
FWMA 2010 and EU Floods Directive Funding Local Authority burdens: Spending Review 2010 outcome
Grant Memorandum 2011 for local authorities and internal drainage boards
Guidance note 1 – April 2011 for local authorities and internal drainage boards approval of flood risk management and coastal erosion studies, strategies and projects
LGA papers
Flood funding: Evidence from the LGA on flooding
Flood Funding: Supplementary written evidence submitted by LGA