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Water industry: Commission finds five areas where 'fundamental change' is needed
- The Independent Water Commission released an interim report in 2025 highlighting widespread and systemic problems within water services across England and Wales.
- In October 2024, the UK and Welsh governments launched a review in response to widespread dissatisfaction over water pollution incidents and increasing customer charges, while dismissing nationalisation as too costly and unlikely to yield clear benefits.
- The report, led by Sir Jon Cunliffe, considered over 50,000 responses from the public, industry, and regulators, describing failures in government planning, regulation, and company conduct that have eroded trust.
- Sir Jon emphasized that no single, straightforward solution—regardless of its scale—can achieve the deep and necessary transformation required within the water sector, highlighting the importance of stronger regulatory oversight and more decisive government leadership.
- The commission's findings suggest that fundamental reforms in legislation, regulation, and investment are required to protect customers and the environment, with the government expected to respond later in 2025.
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Emma Revell: In defence of the water industry's privatisation
The first myth that needs dispelling is the idea that, since privatisation, our water companies have systematically under-invested and left what was a perfectly functioning system to degrade as executives line their pockets. That simply is not true.
The laughable results are in from Keir Starmer's review of the water industry
It’s a phenomena that is more than a little mind-blowing. Keir Starmer’s government ordered a review of the water industry in October that is supposed to be the ‘largest since privatisation’. Yet it prevented the review – undertaken by Jon Cunliffe, a former deputy governor of the Bank of England – from even considering public ownership as a solution. It’s akin to the government ordering Cunliffe to find the answer to eight times eight, as long …
Councils caught between the water and a hard place
Communities are scrambling to meet a looming deadline to set up new water services providers, under threat of Govt intervention The post Councils caught between the water and a hard place appeared first on Newsroom.
ThePatriotLight - Water Sector Suffering From ‘Deep-Rooted’ Failures, Review Warns
ThePatriotLight - The government-commissioned review calls for reform of laws, regulation, and company management and infrastructure.The water sector is beset with “deep-rooted, systemic” failures, and needs fundamental reform of laws, regulation, and infrastructure, a review has warned.The Independent Water Commission was tasked by the UK and Welsh governments to carry out the largest review of the sector since privatisation in the face of wide…
Water Sector Suffering From ‘Deep-Rooted’ Failures, Review Warns
The water sector is beset with “deep-rooted, systemic” failures, and needs fundamental reform of laws, regulation, and infrastructure, a review has warned. The Independent Water Commission was tasked by the UK and Welsh governments to carry out the largest review of the sector since privatisation in the face of widespread public anger over pollution, bills, and bosses’ bonuses although ministers ruled out nationalising water companies. Its inter…
Evening Standard
perspectivemedia.comWater sector suffering from ‘deep-rooted’ failures, review warns
The Government-commissioned review calls for reform of laws, regulation and company management and infrastructure.
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