The Pitt Review - Learning Lessons from the 2007 floods

Interim Report

• Foreword [PDF - 2 pages, 32KB]
• Executive Summary [PDF - 4 pages, 37KB]
• Chapter 1: The events of June and July – a summary [PDF - 11 pages, 898KB]
• Chapter 2: The effect of the summer 2007 floods on individuals and communities [PDF - 9 pages, 265KB]
• Chapter 3: Building a better understanding of the risk [PDF - 8 pages, 348KB]
• Chapter 4: Managing flood risk [PDF - 23 pages, 638KB]
• Chapter 5: The emergency response [PDF - 23 pages, 353KB]
• Chapter 6: Critical infrastructure: keeping our essential services going [PDF - 19 pages, 414KB]
• Chapter 7: Engaging the public [PDF - 17 pages, 415KB]
• Chapter 8: Next steps [PDF - 11 pages, 277KB]
• Chapter 9: Recovering from the floods [PDF - 18 pages, 484KB]
• Annexes and Glossary [PDF - 21 pages, 306KB]

• Full report [PDF - 165 pages, 6.2MB]

• Full report - (lower resolution) [PDF - 165 pages, 4.2MB]

Related Press Releases

• Press Release: Publication of the interim conclusions of The Pitt Review - Learning Lessons from the 2007 Floods (17 December 2007) [PDF 5 pages, 128KB]

• Secretary of State for the Environment accepts urgent recommendations from Pitt report on summer floods (17 December 2007) [External website]