Proposed Floods Bill for Northern Ireland

The development of a new Floods Bill for Northern Ireland is due to be progressed. The Bill will provide a wider range of duties and powers for the effective delivery of Flood Risk Management. These include – flood risk management strategy; clearer structures and responsibilities for all bodies that have a role in FRM; a requirement to share data and information; co operation and integration for emergency response and surface water management; regulation on the adaptation of sustainable drainage systems; building control for flood resistance and resilience construction measures; Access to land for the purpose of inspection, the construction, maintenance and removal of infrastructure.