United Kingdom · Record · Petition
Petition 730541
Change law: OFWAT to block dividends & executive bonuses when rationing water
Introduced
16 June 2025
Last action
—
Status
503 signatures
Sponsors
—
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
13 February 2026
Summary
Change the Water (Special Measures) Act to require OFWAT to block executive bonuses and payment of shareholder dividends in the event of water companies declaring water rationing measures. Water companies have paid billions in shareholder dividends and bonuses while neglecting to make adequate investment in future proofing our water infrastructure to keep up with climate change or a growing population. We think the government should intervene and change the law to correct a market failure, by requiring OFWAT to apply financial penalties to shareholders and executives in the event of implementing water rationing.
This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.
Timeline
No timeline events have been ingested for this record yet.
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.
Documents
No documents linked.
Sponsors
No sponsors or actors listed by the source.
Related records
No cross-record relationships stored yet.
Sources
PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.
- Official source: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730541
- Open data entity: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/730541.json