Summer 2007 floods: sources of information
The floods of summer 2007 were some of the worst since record began. 13 people lost their lives and some 55,000 homes and business were flooded. The impact of the June and July 2007 flooding has been undertaken by the Cabinet Office with support from DeFRA and DGLG. Sir Michael Pitt, Chair of the South West Strategic Health Authority led the process looking into emergency response, planning, resilience and the wider social issue in order to inform response to future risk.
The interim, lessons learnt report was published in December 2007, focusing on the causes and consequences of the flooding. The final report is due for publication in summer 2008. Links to reports and the committees can be found below:
Reports into summer 2007 floods
Date |
Report | Link |
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June 2008 |
The Pitt Review: Learning lessons from the 2007 Floods, final report |  External link |
June 2008 |
The Fire Brigade Union: Lessons from the 2007 floods, the perspective of the fire crews |  PDF document |
April 2008 |
House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. Flooding (HC 49-1) | |
Dec 2007 |
The Pitt Review: Learning the lessons form the 2007 floods, an interim report. | |
Dec 2007 |
The Environment Agency: Review of summer 2007 floods |
Useful links and further information
| Environment Agency | 2007summer floods homepage |
| Flood advice guides | |
| Online Flood Map | |
| Current Flood Warnings | |
| The Cabinet Office | The Pitt review |
| Department of Communities and Local Government | Development and Flood Risk statement 25 (PPG 25) |
| Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | Key information on sources of flooding. |
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