The Cabinet considered a report presenting the various aspects of the flood events in July 2019 when areas across Northern England were hit by a low-pressure weather system and experienced periods of intense and significant rainfall that also incorporated the Final Independent Section 19 Investigation Report in accordance with the Flood & Water Management Act (FWMA) 2010 on the investigation into the flooding events undertaken independently by Mott MacDonald Consulting Engineers.
The Cabinet has:-
(1) Approved the final section 19 report.
(2) Approved the proposed response in this report and requested an annual Flood Resilience Plan is brought to Communities and Housing Scrutiny each year.