HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
2026-06-11 · Department for Transport · 9380 · Official question
Question
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she will take to monitor operational readiness following the Maritime Coastguard Agency transition to a revised volunteer model for coastguard rescue officers.
Answer
Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service (CRS) operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling.Recruitment into membership of the CRS continues as it has previously. The new model of volunt...