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Technical Paper 1 (1.82MB PDF)




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Why is Scotland Different?



Flood Defences

Coastal Zone Management

Planning and the "Insurance Template"

Legislation

Surface Water Drainage and Sewer Overflows

Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDS)

Flood Resilience

Emergency Planning

Information for Insurers

Is Scotland Ahead? - The response from the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA)

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Technical Paper 1
Flood Risk & Insurance in England and Wales: Are there lessons to be learned from Scotland? - David Crichton


Information for Insurers
From an insurance company point of view, the work of Flood Liaison and Advice Groups, and the provisions of the Flood Prevention and Land Drainage Act in Scotland allow insurers to obtain the sort of local information that is notoriously difficult to access in England and Wales . The ability to access local authority reports on flood risk and actions taken by Scottish Councils will greatly assist those insurers who take the trouble to ask for it.

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