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
- 22 January 2026
- 30 April 2026
- 15 July 2026
- 21 October 2026
- 21 January 2027
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 don’t currently have any vacancies available. However, if you are interesting in joining the RFCC you can register your interest byÌýemailing us.
Committee members
| Member | Organisation | Role/Specialism |
| David Hickman (from Feb 2026) | Defra appointed | Chair |
| Bassey James Bassey | Environment Agency appointee | Independent member, conservation |
| Russell Burton | Environment Agency appointee | Independent member |
| Abiy Kebede | 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 | Ìý |
| Dawn Abbott | Derbyshire County Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Carmel Swan | Derby City Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Glyn Jones | Doncaster Council (Shared seat with Rotherham Council) | Ìý |
| Councillor Geoff Whittle | Leicester City Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Adam Tilbury | Leicestershire County Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Niel Poole | North Lincolnshire Council (Shared seat with Lincolnshire County Council) | Ìý |
| Councillor Linda Woodings | Nottingham City Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Bruce Laughton | Nottinghamshire County Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Keith Allcock | Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Ken Hawkins | Solihull Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Andrew Mynors | Staffordshire County Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Finlay Gordan-McCusker | Stoke on Trent City Council | Ìý |
| Councillor Suky Samra | Walsall Council | Ìý |
| Jeszemma Howl | Wolverhampton City Council | Ìý |
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 £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.