As part of our Water Matters campaign, we held 'The Big Debate - Why the UK won't be ready for the next big flood' on Wednesday 28 October 2015 with a panel of high profile expert speakers and guest chair Janet Street-Porter. Here Sue Illman, Past President of the Landscape Institute and CIC champion for flood mitigation and resilience, answers the question: A new Code of Practice for the Flood Protection of Buildings has just been launched. Given that the major floods occured in 2014, is this a sign that current practice isn't up to scratch? Read more about Water Matters and request a copy of our White Paper on why the UK won't be ready for the next big flood here: http://tinyurl.com/nshjjon