Recent experience and predicted increases in flooding has led to a focus on flood risk management in the policy arena in recent years. A policy chain including the EU Water Framework Directive 2000, the Water Environment and Water Services (Scotland) Act 2003, the EU Floods Directive 2007, the Flood Risk Management (Scotland) Act 2009 and the Flood and Water Management Act 2010 has focussed on a more sustainable approach to flood risk management in the UK.