Internal drainage board

FOIA Schedule 1 Part II includes:

18 - An internal drainage board which is continued in being by virtue of section 1 of the Land Drainage Act 1991.

Introduction

• Internal Drainage Boards are independent government bodies, that work alongside the Environment Agency. They help maintain the integrity of local waterways and land drainage of the areas they are responsible for, and provide flood protection services.
• They are funded through drainage rates and special levies.
• There are 160 IDBs.
• Following the Government review of quangos, the plan for IDBs is to "Retain and substantially reform - Improve efficiency and accountability, amend functions, and increase the involvement of local communities"

• IDBs are listed on WhatDoTheyKnow: http://www.whatdotheyknow.com/body/list/idb

The restriction to continued IDBs is a little strange. Section 3(2)(f) of the 1991 Act allow for the creation of new IDBs, but these presumably aren't subject to the Act.

List of Internal Drainage Boards

• Contact information can be found at the following pages:

• Defra: http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/flooding/who/idblist.htm [NB: "Page last modified: 05 August 2009"]
• Association of Drainage Authorities: http://www.ada.org.uk/listmembers.php?type=idbs&area=all

From the former (italic entries were missing from the list):

• Armthorpe IDB
• Acaster IDB
• Airedale DC
• Alconbury and Ellington IDB
• Alderton, Hollesey and Bawdsey IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Ancholme IDB
• Appleton, Roebuck and Copmanthorpe IDB
• Ashfields & West Moor IDB
• Bedale and Upper Swale IDB
• Bedfordshire and River Ivel IDB
• Benwick IDB
• Beverley and North Holderness IDB
• Black Drain DB
• Black Sluice IDB
• Bluntisham IDB
• Braunton Marsh DB
• Broads IDB (constituted by SI 2006/773)
• Buckingham and River Ouzel IDB
• Burnt Fen IDB
• Cawdle Fen IDB
• Churchfield and Plawfield IDB
• Claro IDB
• Cod Beck IDB
• Conington and Holme IDB
• Cowick IDB
• Cuckmere IDB
• Curf and Wimblington Combined IDB (constituted by SI 2007/620)
• Dearne and Dove IDB
• Dempster IDB
• Downham and Stow Bardolph IDB
• Drysides DB
• Dun Drainage Commission
• Earby & Salterforth IDB
• East Harling IDB
• East of the Ouse, Polver and Nar IDB
• East Suffolk IDB (constituted by SI 2008/750)
• Euximoor IDB
• Everton IDB
• Fairham Brook IDB
• Feldale IDB
• Finningley IDB
• Foss IDB
• Fromus, Alde and Thorpeness IDB
• Gainsborough IDB
• Garthorpe IDB
• Goole Fields DDB
• Goole and Airmyn IDB
• Gravesend Bridge to Sheerness and Penshurst C of S
• Haddenham Level DC
• Hatfield Chase Corporation
• Holmewood and District DB
• Hundred Foot Washes IDB
• Hundred of Wisbech IDB
• Isle of Axholme IDB
• Keyingham Level DB
• King's Lynn IDB
• Kingston Brook IDB
• Knottingley to Gowdall IDB
• Kyle and Upper Ouse IDB
• Ladus DDC
• Lakenheath IDB
• Laneham IDB
• Lindsey Marsh DB (constituted by SI 2000/2823)
• Littleport and Downham IDB
• Lombards Wall to Gravesend Bridge C of S
• Lower Alde IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• Lower Axe IDB
• Lower Brue DDB
• Lower Medway IDB
• Lower Ouse IDB
• Lower Severn IDB
• Lower Swale IDB
• Lower Wye IDB
• Manea and Welney DDC
• March East IDB
• March Fifth DDC
• March Sixth DDC
• March Third DDC
• March and Whittlesey IDB
• Market Weighton DB
• Marston Moor IDB
• Melverley IDB
• Messingham IDB
• Middle Fen & Mere IDB
• Middle Level Commissioners (not an IDB?)
• Mildenhall IDB
• Minsmere IDB
• Muston and Yedingham IDB
• Needham Burial and Birdbeck DB
• Nene Washlands Commissioners
• Newark Area IDB
• Nightlayers IDB
• Nordelph IDB
• Norfolk Rivers IDB
• North East Lindsey DB
• North Level District IDB (constituted by SI 2005/3061)
• North Somerset IDB
• North Wharfe IDB
• Northwold IDB
• Old West IDB
• Ottringham DB
• Ouse and Derwent IDB
• Over and Willingham IDB
• Padnal and Waterden IDB
• Parrett IDB
• Pevensey Levels IDB
• Potteric Carr IDB
• Powysland IDB
• Preston DB
• Ramsey First IDB
• Ramsey Fourth IDB
• Ramsey IDB
• Ramsey, Upwood & Great Raveley IDB
• Ransonmoor DDC
• Rawcliffe DB
• Rea IDB
• Reedness and Swinefleet DB
• River Adur IDB
• River Arun IDB
• River Blyth IDB
• River Deben IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• River Gipping IDB (abolished by SI 2008/750)
• River Idle and Ryton IDB
• River Lugg IDB
• River Ouse (Sussex) IDB
• River Stour (Kent) IDB
• River Wiske IDB
• Romney Marsh Area IDB
• Rye IDB
• Sawtry IDB
• Scotter IDB (abolished by SI 2011/436)
• Scunthorpe IDB
• Selby Drainage Board
• Skeffling DB
• Snaith DB
• South Holland IDB
• South West Sussex IDB
• South Wharfe IDB
• Southery and District IDB
• Sow & Penk DB
• Stoke Ferry IDB
• Strine IDB
• Stringside IDB
• Sutton & Mepal IDB
• Swaffham IDB
• Swavesey IDB
• Thorngumbald DB
• Thornton IDB
• Thorntree IDB
• Tickhill DB
• Tween Bridge IDB
• Upper Alde IDB
• Upper Axe IDB
• Upper Brue IDB
• Upper Medway IDB
• Upper Witham IDB
• Upwell IDB
• Waldersey IDB
• Warboys, Somersham and Pidley IDB
• Waterbeach Level IDB
• Waveney, Lower Yare and Lothingland IDB (constituted by SI 2006/2140)
• Welland and Deepings IDB
• Went IDB
• West Mendip IDB
• White Fen DDC
• Whittlesey IDB
• Wilberfoss and Thornton Level DB
• Winestead Level DB
• Witham First District IDB
• Witham Fourth District IDB
• Witham Third District IDB
• Woodwalton DC