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Flooding inquiries

This page has a database of flood event  inquiries and reports, as well as resources and information about organisations working in this area. Click on an inquiry to go to its detailed page. Please get in touch if there is a report or inquiry you would like to see added or if you find something which needs to be corrected.

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Flood Inquiries and reports

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​The investigations found will be displayed and each has a link to this site's page for the inquiry it comes from, and a page direct to the government link if available.

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Pitt flood review

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Flood

The Pitt Review was a definitive investigation into the 2007 summer floods that exposed systemic failures in surface water management and infrastructure resilience, leading to a complete overhaul of how the UK prepares for and responds to extreme weather

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Inquiry page

Hull floods

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Flood

The Hull Flood Review identified that the city’s unique "bathtub" geography and a failure of the complex Victorian pumping and drainage infrastructure led to the flooding of over 9,000 homes and 90 schools.

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Inquiry page

Carlisle flood report

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Flood

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Inquiry page

Doncaster Drainage Commission

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Flood

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Inquiry page

Boscastle Flood

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Flood

The Boscastle Flood: A Multi-Agency Debrief was an inquiry that reviewed the response to the August 2004 flash flood in Boscastle, Cornwall, and made recommendations to improve future emergency responses

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Resources, Training, Accountability, Communication, Info sharing

Inquiry page
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