The Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the GMB Union have formally concluded a Recognition Agreement covering Coastguard Rescue Officers, the MCA announced on 27 October 2026.
The item was published by the Maritime and Coastguard Agency on GOV.UK under the heading noted in the agency's release and carries the date 27 October 2026. The agency reported that it and the GMB had entered the agreement that specifically covers Coastguard Rescue Officers.
The MCA described the step as a formal recognition arrangement between the two organisations. The published notice names the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the GMB Union as the parties to the agreement and identifies Coastguard Rescue Officers as the group to which recognition applies.
Agreement focus
The agreement relates to Coastguard Rescue Officers. The MCA's published record states that the recognition is specifically for those officers and that the arrangement has been entered into by the two signatories.
Publication detail
The announcement appears on the Maritime and Coastguard Agency's GOV.UK page dated 27 October 2026. The published item gives the title used by the MCA and confirms the existence of the Recognition Agreement between the MCA and the GMB.
The MCA's release presents the matter as a concluded recognition agreement; the text identifies the parties and the cohort covered. The published note serves as the official record provided by the agency on the stated date.
The GMB Union is recorded in the MCA notice as the other party to the agreement. The published item makes clear that the scope of the recognition is centred on Coastguard Rescue Officers and that the two bodies have formally entered the arrangement.
The MCA's GOV.UK announcement of 27 October 2026 is the primary public statement contained in the supplied material. That published notice is the basis for this report and is the documented account of the agreement between the Maritime and Coastguard Agency and the GMB covering Coastguard Rescue Officers.