The Ofwat chief executive’s comments come amid ... Asked about people who think that regulation has failed, he said: “We think there isn’t sufficient account given for what’s actually ...

It will focus on the water sector and its regulation, and will have no limits in the scope of its potential recommendations, including wholesale reform of Ofwat and how it interacts with other ...

The head of Ofwat has denied failing to police water firms, despite admitting companies’ records on pollution “must change” and that they should not have been allowed to rack up huge debts.

Scrapping watchdog Ofwat could be considered by a new independent commission on the water sector and its regulation, as ministers aim to attract investment into the industry. Photo: PA Scrapping ...

It will focus on the water sector and its regulation, and will have no limits in the scope of its potential recommendations, including wholesale reform of Ofwat and how it interacts with other ...

The financial problems facing Thames Water due to high debt could have been avoided with proper regulation by Ofwat (“Thames Water chief in sudden departure amid struggle with £14bn debt pile ...

Despite hundreds of thousands of sewage spills into rivers and coastal waters in recent years, Ofwat’s only fine for breaching the wastewater regulations was imposed on Southern Water in 2019 ...

Ofwat, the water regulator ... the new Government will publish a plan to reform regulation of water companies. This plan must be legislated on and executed within the first term of Parliament.

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The head of Ofwat has defended water regulation, saying targets for areas such as leaks are “challenging but achievable”. David Black, chief executive of the water regulator for England and ...

The head of Ofwat has defended water regulation, saying targets for areas such as leaks are “challenging but achievable”. David Black, chief executive of the water regulator for England and Wales, ...