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Beaches: Rescue Services

Asked by Darren PaffeyLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 3 December 2024UIN 13942

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the adequacy of lifeguard numbers on UK beaches; and whether he plans to improve beach safety.

Answered by Emma Hardy

We have made no such assessment. However, the responsibility for lifeguards on beaches is usually a matter for local authorities or private beach owners.

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