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The King's Speech 2026 bill for long-term water sector reform, stronger oversight, and action to clean up rivers, lakes and seas following the Cunliffe review and earlier water special measures.

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2026

2 events
14 May 2026 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Environment Agency linked direct

Environment Agency Board members' terms extended

Why linked: Environment Agency Board members' terms extension is directly relevant to the regulatory oversight and enforcement mechanisms that the Clean Water Bill will strengthen, and the EA is a key entity in water sector regulation.

Each member will continue in post until January 2028

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2025

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1 Dec 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

Environmental Improvement Plan 2025

Why linked: Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 ministerial statement - recent government environmental policy statement providing policy context for legislative development

UIN: HLWS1105 My Rt. Hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Emma Reynolds MP) has made the following statement.Today I am laying the Environmental Improvement Plan 2025 (EIP) in Parliament. This sets out a roadmap …

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22 Oct 2025 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs Environment Agency linked direct

New financial penalties for environmental offences

Why linked: October 2025 announcement of new financial penalties for environmental offences — operational complement to the Bill.

Bolstered powers for Environment Agency to hold water companies to account

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9 Oct 2025 | Announcement Ofwat linked direct

Clear Waters: Working together for environmental transparency

Why linked: Ofwat-aligned 'Clear Waters' announcement of the £104bn 2025-2030 PR24 expenditure programme — the fiscal envelope the Bill's new regulator will preside over.

Between 2025 and 2030, water companies across England and Wales will deliver a £104 billion expenditure programme aimed at accelerating improvements to river and sea water quality and securing long-term drinking water supplies. Clear Waters […]

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23 Apr 2025 | Announcement Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government linked direct

Planning reforms to slash a year off infrastructure delivery

Why linked: Planning and Infrastructure Bill announcement includes reservoirs; adjacent water infrastructure but not core Clean Water Bill focus; reject Planning and Infrastructure materials generally

Clean energy projects, reservoirs, railway lines, and other major infrastructure to be built faster, under changes to the Planning and Infrastructure Bill

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27 Feb 2025 | Announcement Ofwat linked direct

The Cunliffe review statement

Why linked: Cunliffe review statement and call for evidence - explicitly cited in thread scope as foundational to Clean Water Bill reform

The Independent Water Commission, chaired by Sir Jon Cunliffe, has today, 27 February, launched its call for evidence. Responding to the news, David Black, Chief Executive at Ofwat, said: “We are clear that the water […]

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2024

2 events
11 Sep 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

Government Response to the Office for Environmental Protection Report on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning in England

Why linked: Government response to Office for Environmental Protection report on Water Framework Directive implementation and river basin management - directly relevant to environmental standards and compliance regimes in scope

UIN: HCWS86 Today the Government is laying before the House its full response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the implementation of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) Regulations and River Basin Management Planning.The Government welco...

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11 Sep 2024 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

Government Response to the Office for Environmental Protection Report on the Implementation of the Water Framework Directive Regulations and River Basin Management Planning in England

Why linked: Ministerial written statement (Commons version) on Government response to OEP Water Framework Directive implementation review - formal government position on water environmental standards

UIN: HLWS84 My honourable friend, the Minister for Water and Flooding, Emma Hardy MP, has made the following Written Statement.Today the Government is laying before the House its full response to the Office for Environmental Protection’s (OEP’s) review of the …

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2023

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21 Nov 2023 | Announcement Ofwat linked direct

Appeal against United Utilities Water Limited regarding work in private land

Why linked: Ofwat dispute determination on United Utilities work in private land under Water Industry Act 1991 s.181 – water company standard conditions enforcement

Case number OFW-041815 Case summary This dispute was referred to us for determination under section 181 of the Water Industry Act 1991. This section deals with complaints about how water and sewerage companies exercise their […]

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2022

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2021

4 events
26 May 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

Environment Bill continues through Parliament

Why linked: May 2021 Environment Bill continuation including measures to reduce sewage discharges — predecessor.

New amendments will include legally-binding 2030 species target and measures to reduce sewage discharges into rivers.

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11 May 2021 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

New Environment Bill provisions to tackle storm overflows

Why linked: May 2021 announcement of Environment Bill storm-overflow provisions — predecessor policy step toward the Bill.

New legal duties on water companies and government will be included in the Environment Bill to reduce sewage discharged into waterways

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2020

2 events
30 Jan 2020 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

The Environment Bill

Why linked: Environment Bill announcement (Commons version) is the foundational predecessor legislation referenced as statutory basis for Clean Water Bill reforms

UIN: HCWS80 I am pleased to announce that today we will be introducing the government’s flagship Environment Bill. There is a clear and urgent scientific case, and growing public demand for acting decisively to address biodiversity loss and climate change, …

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30 Jan 2020 | Announcement Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs linked direct

The Environment Bill

Why linked: Environment Bill announcement (2020) is the foundational predecessor legislation to Clean Water Bill; establishes statutory basis and regulatory framework referenced in thread scope

UIN: HLWS76 My Right Hon Friend the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Theresa Villiers)I am pleased to announce that today we will be introducing the government’s flagship Environment Bill. There is a clear and urgent scientific …

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