Consultation outcome

Water industry: government’s strategic policy statement for Ofwat

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 22 July 2021
• Last updated: 28 March 2022 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Summary of responses and government response

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Detail of outcome

Pursuant to section 2A of the Water Industry Act 1991 (as amended), a draft of the Strategic Policy Statement was laid in Parliament on 2 February 2022.

The statement is now published as final and replaces the previous SPS that was issued in 2017.

Detail of feedback received

We received 84 responses to this consultation.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking your views on the new strategic policy statement for Ofwat.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 22 July 2021 to 11:45pm on 15 October 2021

Consultation description

We want to know your views on the new strategic policy statement for the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).

As the independent economic regulator for the water industry, the decisions taken by Ofwat can have significant impacts on customers, the environment and wider society. It is the government’s responsibility to set the strategic framework and policy priorities within which economic regulators such as Ofwat operate.

This strategic policy statement sets out the government’s strategic priorities for Ofwat’s regulation of the water sector in England.

Published 22 July 2021
Last updated 28 March 2022 + show all updates

1. 28 March 2022

   Updated to reflect that the strategic policy statement is now published as final.

2. 2 February 2022

   Added the summary of responses and government response.

3. 27 September 2021

   The consultation closing date has been extended. This consultation will now close on 15 October 2021.

4. 22 July 2021

   First published.