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News Announcement Published 22 Oct 2025 Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs ↗ View on Parliament

Consulting on new penalties for the water sector

UIN: HCWS976 The Government is pleased to announce that today we have launched a consultation on strengthening the Environment Agency’s tools for enforcing against offences committed by water companies.Currently, the Environment Agency has to be satisfied “beyond reas...

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22 Oct 2025

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Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs

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Strengthening Penalties for Water Company Offences

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