Water Companies: Criminal Proceedings

Summary

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enable criminal charges to be brought against water company executives who persistently break the law.

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1. 6 September 2024

   Written question

   To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what steps he is taking to enable criminal charges to be brought against water company executives who persistently break the law.

   Source: Commons

2. 13 September 2024

   Answer

   The Water (Special Measures) Bill delivers on the Government’s commitment to bring criminal charges against persistent lawbreakers. Through the Bill, the maximum penalty for obstruction of investigations by the regulators will be strengthened to include i...

   Source: Written answer

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