Section 19 reports
By law, the council, as the Lead Local Flood Authority, must undertake an investigation upon becoming aware of a flood incident within its area. The council can determine how far it is necessary or appropriate to investigate. Section 19(1) requires that the Lead Local Flood Authority must investigate:
- which risk management authorities have relevant flood risk management functions
- whether each of those risk management authorities has exercised, or is proposing to exercise, those functions in response to the flood.
Section 19(2) requires that the Lead Local Flood Authority publishes the results of its investigation and notify the relevant risk management authorities accordingly. All Section 19 reports that have been produced by Slough Borough council are publicly available below: