US EditionCrumbling water industry is damaging Britain’s economy, MPs warn
- The Public Accounts Committee warned that urgent action is required to address the failing water industry in the UK, highlighting a need for better oversight.
- Water bills are projected to rise at their fastest rate in 20 years, causing customer trust to drop to an all-time low, as reported by the Public Accounts Committee.
- Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown emphasized the urgent need for the government to act to strengthen regulatory oversight and rebuild customer trust.
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Report calls for review of water regulation system - Credit Connect
The system of regulating water companies needs “a complete overhaul” as the sector hikes customer bills to expand failing infrastructure and tackle pollution, according to a new report by the Government’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC). The report says that the water system has been left to sink for too long, with hikes in customer bills now required to update and expand the failing infrastructure. The PAC is calling for the government to act w…
Public Accounts Committee report regulatory failure
Today, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) publishes the findings from its inquiry into water sector regulation, which echo what WildFish has said for many years now. WildFish supports the report’s conclusions that regulators: “appear unable to deter companies from acting unlawfully” and that “over many years, the Environment Agency and Ofwat have failed to ensure water companies maintain vital infrastructure. Ofwat and the Environment Agency (E…
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