Marine & Coastal Access Act 2009 (MaCAA)

Section 153 sets out the main duties for D&S IFCA.

Annual Plans

At the beginning of each financial year Section 177 (MaCAA) requires D&S IFCA to make and publish a plan setting out the Authority's main objectives and priorities for the year.

Past Annual Plans (and high level objectives) can be viewed in Section A of the website Resource Library and the most recent Annual Plans can also be viewed by using the links provided below:

• 2019-20 Annual Plan
• 2020-21 Annual Plan

Annual Reports

As specified in Section 178 (MaCAA), as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, D&S IFCA must prepare an Annual Report on its activities in that year.

An internal Annual Report is produced each March and presented to the Authority.  A finalised version of the Annual Report is then produced, published and sent to the Secretary of State in October/November each year.  Final Annual Reports can be viewed in Section A of the website Resource Library and the most recent Annual reports can be viewed by using the links below:

• 2018-19 Annual Report
• 2019-20 Annual Report

Page updated: 4th January 2021.