Consultation outcome

Water industry charging: guidance to Ofwat

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 9 July 2015
• Last updated: 29 January 2016 — See all updates

This was published under the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Summary of responses and government response

PDF, 155 KB, 15 pages

Detail of outcome

We received over 100 responses to this consultation.

The charging guidance to Ofwat was laid in Parliament for consideration on 9 November 2015 for a period of 40 days. As there were no objections, the guidance has been formally published.

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Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on new charging guidance to Ofwat. It sets out the government’s policy objectives for charging in the water industry.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9 July 2015 to 11:59pm on 5 August 2015

Consultation description

We want to know what you think about our guidance to Ofwat (The Water Services Regulation Authority). The charging guidance will make sure that Ofwat’s charging rules will achieve the government’s policy aims.

The Water Act 2014 allows Ofwat to publish new charging rules for the water industry.

Published 9 July 2015
Last updated 29 January 2016 + show all updates

1. 29 January 2016

   Updated as the guidance has been formally published now.

2. 9 November 2015

   Summary of responses added.

3. 9 July 2015

   First published.