HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
Commons · Question 8127 · 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 concerning the future status of Coastguard Rescue Officers, whether Ministers formally endorsed the decision to move to a volunteer-with-expen
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 17 Jun 2026
The Court of Appeal judgment made clear that current arrangements could not legally continue. Careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implications, and the wider organisational impa...