Written Question·Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs·UIN 122637

Water Companies: Prosecutions

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 26 March 2026

Question

Barry Gardiner

LabourBrent West

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, for the 28 enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency from water companies between 26 July 2024 and 12 February 2026, if there was a recommendation to prosecute from t

Answer

Emma Hardy
There have been 31 enforcement undertakings accepted by the Environment Agency from water companies between 26 July 2024 and 12 February 2026 as detailed below. Of these, 20 have been closed. 5 have a prosecution recommendation by an Investigating Officer...

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