HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment
2026-06-03 · Department for Transport · 7065 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment has been made of the potential impact changes to the Terms of Coastguard Rescue Service will have on remote and rural coastal communities in terms of team sizes and recruitment challenges.
Answer
The revised operating model for the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) has been agreed following a Court of Appeal ruling, following a case brought by a former volunteer, which meant that the current model could not legally continue. It is not a change the G...