Local authorities lack the capacity to deliver their flood risk duties effectively. Without adequate resources and skills, local authorities cannot fulfil their statutory responsibilities or support communities facing increasing flood risk. (Conclusion, Paragraph 110)

Local authorities lack the capacity to deliver their flood risk duties effectively. Without adequate resources and skills, local authorities cannot fulfil their statutory responsibilities or support communities facing increasing flood risk. (Conclusion, Paragraph 110) Type: conclusion | Number: 33 | Response status: accepted Government response: In March 2024, Defra published a report which provided an analysis of spending on flood risk management by lead local flood authorities. The findings of the report informed work with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local government (MHCLG) on reforms to the Local government Finance Settleme