Rescue Services: Voluntary Work
Commons · Question 7600 · Tabled 8 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 15 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Greg Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s decision to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers, what assessment she has made of the impact of that decision on (a) recruitm
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 15 Jun 2026
The revised operating model for the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) has been agreed following a Court of Appeal ruling, which meant that the current remuneration model could not legally continue.Recruitment into membership of the CRS continues as it has p...