Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee (RFCC)

Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee covers around 6.9 million people, and includes the cities of Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, Derby, Leicester and Nottingham.

Map

You can see a boundary map of the Trent Regional Flood and Coastal Committee

Meeting dates

  • 13 October 2025
  • 22 January 2026

Members of the public and press are welcome to attend as observers. To attend a meeting or request copies of agendas and papers please contact the Committee Secretariat by emailing TrentRFCC@environment-agency.gov.uk or calling 0207 7140468.

Vacancies

We are currently recruiting for 4 new independent members. This includes:

  • one conservation member
  • one coastal member
  • two general members

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Committee members

Member Organisation Role/Specialism
Vacant Defra appointed Chair
Chris Dean Environment Agency appointee Independent member, conservation
Vacant Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Vacant Environment Agency appointee Independent member, coastal
Jillian Labadz Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Jonathan Morgans Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Lucy Clarke Environment Agency appointee Independent member
David Proverbs Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Will Staunton Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Peter Cross Environment Agency appointee Independent member
Councillor Majid Mahmood Birmingham City Council
Dawn Abbott Derbyshire County Council
Councillor Carmel Swan Derby City Council
Councillor Glyn Jones Doncaster Council (Shared seat with Rotherham Council)
Councillor Geoff Whittle Leicester City Council
Councillor Adam Tilbury Leicestershire County Council
Councillor Niel Poole North Lincolnshire Council (Shared seat with Lincolnshire County Council)
Councillor Linda Woodings Nottingham City Council
Councillor Bruce Laughton Nottinghamshire County Council
Councillor Keith Allcock Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council
Councillor Ken Hawkins Solihull Council
Councillor Andrew Mynors Staffordshire County Council
Councillor Finlay Gordan-McCusker Stoke on Trent City Council
Councillor Suky Samra Walsall Council
Jeszemma Howl Wolverhampton City Council

Trent RFCC Innovation Fund

Trent RFCC has created an Innovation Fund to:

  • streamline funding of projects which are novel or experimental
  • help deliver innovative approaches to flood risk management

The innovation fund invites bids of up to 拢30k Local Levy towards projects that meet certain innovation criteria.

For more information please follow the link which will take you to the Trent RFCC Local Levy SharePoint site.

Contact details

TrentRFCC@environment-agency.gov.uk