Suspend MCA plans to remove Coastguard Rescue Officer remuneration

Summary

Require the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to suspend its plans to remove remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers and move to an expenses-only model, pending an urgent legal, equality and operational review. Following Groom v MCA, we believe the MCA’s plan to remove CRO remuneration and move to expenses only undermines the judgment and strips recognised workers of rights - In effect, making around 3,500 remunerated CRO roles effectively redundant and asking the same people to continue the same skilled emergency work unpaid. We believe this risks resignations, reduced availability, inequality and a weaker emergency response. Government must suspend the plan pending a legal, equality and operational review.

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1. 9 June 2026

   Petition

   Require the Maritime and Coastguard Agency to suspend its plans to remove remuneration for Coastguard Rescue Officers and move to an expenses-only model, pending an urgent legal, equality and operational review. Following Groom v MCA, we believe the MCA’s plan to remove CRO remuneration and move to expenses only undermines the judgment and strips recognised workers of rights - In effect, making around 3,500 remunerated CRO roles effectively redundant and asking the same people to continue the same skilled emergency work unpaid. We believe this risks resignations, reduced availability, inequality and a weaker emergency response. Government must suspend the plan pending a legal, equality and operational review.

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