questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what alternative options the Maritime and Coastguard Agency considered following the Court of Appeal judgment in Maritime and Coastguard Agency v Groom [2026] EWCA Civ 6 before deciding to introduce a revised volunteer model for Coastguard Rescue Officers.
answerText: Changing the Coastguard Rescue Service operating model was not something which we wanted to do but is a mandated consequence of the Court of Appeal ruling. His Majesty’s Coastguard has 3000+ Coastguard Rescue Officers, all with unique personal circumstanc...
heading: HM Coastguard: Voluntary Work