Defra has published the results on the consultation on on-site plans and presented the Government response. The key points are:

• On-site plans will be mandatory for all regulated reservoirs (‘high risk’ and ‘not high risk’ reservoirs)
• The plan requirements will be set with respect to the risk designation.
• Updated guidance on preparing on-site plans will be developed and published.
• New reservoir inundation maps will be published in 2021 by the Environment Agency.
• A strategy for training in relation to emergency planning will be developed.

You can read the full report here.