HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work
Commons · Question 11246 · Tabled 18 Jun 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 25 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Josh Babarinde
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what recent assessment her Department has made on the impacts of the recent Court of Appeal judgment on the Coastguard Rescue Service.
Answer
Answered by Keir Mather, 25 Jun 2026
Changing the CRS operating model was not something which we wanted to do, but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. Careful consideration was given to the options for a revised operating model. The legal position, the operational implic...