questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate she has made of the reduction in expenditure on Coastguard Rescue Officers as a result of the introduction of the revised volunteer model; and how much the Maritime and Coastguard Agency expects to save in each of the next five financial years.
answerText: Changing the CRS operating model was not something which we wanted to do, but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. Serving CROs are entitled to compensation for up to the previous six years of service, in line with the Court of Appeal ...
heading: HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work