Written questions

HM Coastguard: Conditions of Employment

2026-06-03 · Department for Transport · 7068 · Official question

Graham Leadbitter

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the September 2026 implementation date of changes to the Terms of Coastguard Rescue Service was informed by forthcoming changes to employment legislation, and whether legal advice informed the chosen ti

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...