Document Status
Current
Supplement
Sustainability, Environment, Development & Planning
Abstract
Constitutes the Government's response to the publication of Sir Michael Pitt's review into the summer 2007 flooding.
History
To be read with Learning lessons from the 2007 floods: an independent review by Sir Michael Pitt: final report (also known as the Pitt Review); Update of the Foresight Future Flooding 2004 qualitative risk analysis - an independent review by Sir Michael Pitt (both Cabinet Office, 2008); Government's response to Sir Michael Pitt's review of the summer 2007 floods - progress report (DEFRA, 2009) and Initial review of the implementation of planning policy statement 25 - development and flood risk (DCLG, 2009).
Subjects
- Planning and development
- Environmental planning/land
- Flood management
Publisher History
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs is a UK Government department. They are committed to tackling climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and work to secure a healthy, resilient, productive and diverse natural environment. This work has formerly been carried out by the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Department of the Environment.