FOI Request - SWEP Summer 2025

Request: 101003920199

1. How many times Moray Council’s Severe Weather Emergency Protocol (SWEP) was activated between the dates 31 May 2025 and 1 September 2025, inclusive.

2. For each activation, the exact date range the SWEP was active between, inclusive (e.g. if the SWEP was activated on 10 June 2025 and ended on 14 June 2025, the date range would be 10/06/2025-14/06/2025).

3. For each activation, the reason why the SWEP was activated.

4. For each activation, a list of actions the council took to support people while the SWEP was active, including any actions that were taken to support people in social rented housing owned by the council.

5. A copy of your latest Severe Weather Emergency Protocol policy document, or a link to where a copy can be found on your website.

Response 19-02-2026

1. Not applicable. Moray Council do not have a Severe Weather Emergency Protocol that is "activated".  It is an ongoing process of sharing guidance and information with the public about resilience, planning and preparing for such an event. This includes information on flooding, power outages and what to do if an evacuation is needed. In the event that severe weather is forecast and threatens serious damage to human welfare or to the environment then Moray Council can decide to follow their General Emergency Plan for planning, preparation, responding and recovery.

2. Not applicable. Storm Floris was within the date range you have specified where planning and preparation was made ahead of and during the incident to ensure an appropriate response, alongside our partners, to meet the needs of those most affected.

3. Not applicable - As explained above.

4. During Storm Floris our Health and Social Care Moray partnership were in contact with all those vulnerable people who are known to them to ensure they had suitable support throughout.  Our Emergency Response Coordinator ensured there was prior planning at the start of the event and then a joined up response across departments to deal with incidents that arose as a result of the severe weather.  Our roads department in particular was effective in clearing a number of routes of debris and fallen trees. Once the incident had passed its most severe  then the recovery operation was put in place to deal with damage caused and to help those affected recover.

5. Please find link to the page in Moray Council regarding emergency preparations and planning- http://www.moray.gov.uk/moray_standard/page_75675.html