HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
Commons · Question 8126 · Tabled 9 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 17 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by James Wild
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, with reference to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency’s announcement regarding the future model for Coastguard Rescue Officers, what alternative operating models were considered prior to the decision.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Jun 2026
Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. The Court of Appeal judgment made clear that current arrangements could not legally continue. Publi...