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<p>Since 2010, the Government has invested around £6 billion to better protect over
600,000 properties from flooding and coastal erosion.</p><p> </p><p>The Government
is investing £5.6 billion between 2021 and 2027 to better protect communities across
England from flooding and coastal erosion. All of the £5.6 billion is expected to
have been invested by 2027. This investment includes a record £5.2 billion capital
investment programme, a £200 million Flood and Coastal Innovation Programme, £170
million for economic recovery from flooding and over £30 million of funding for flood
incident management. The amount to be spent on coastal erosion and sea flooding is
forecast to be around £1.3 billion between April 2021 and March 2027.</p><p> </p><p>.Responsibility
for managing both coastal change and legacy coastal landfill sites lies with the relevant
coastal protection authorities. Local authorities’ waste powers are defined under
the Environmental Protection Act 1990. The Environment Agency has recently worked
with local authorities to update <a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/shoreline-management-plans"
target="_blank">Shoreline Management Plans</a> to reflect action required at the coast,
including to manage landfill at risk, and is also updating public maps showing projections
of future erosion risk.</p><p> </p><p>Local authorities receive revenue funding for
local services through the Local Government Settlement. The Local Government Finance
Settlement for 2024-25 makes available over £64.7 billion, an increase in Core Spending
Power of up to £4.5 billion or 7.5% in cash terms on 2023-24. The majority of local
government funding is un-ringfenced, recognising that local authorities are best placed
to decide how to meet the major service pressures in their local areas, including
on flood and coastal erosion risk management.</p><p> </p><p>The Government recognises
that for some historic coastal landfill (HCL) sites, understanding the impacts and
therefore remediation priorities may not be clear. We have commissioned a project
to complete a national assessment of the situation to provide us with a clear and
up to date understanding of the scale of risks posed by HCL sites in England. This
will support national and local understanding of the issues, including enabling informed
decisions on priority actions needed. The project is due to be completed by spring
2025.</p>
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