Water Companies: Prosecutions
(asked on 23rd March 2026) - View Source
Question to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:
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, what criteria was used in the decision not to prosecute.
Answered by
Emma Hardy
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
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. Decisions regarding prosecution are made in line with the Environment Agency enforcement and sanctions policy - GOV.UK. The Enforcement and Sanctions Policy outlines the options available to the Environment Agency alongside how it makes enforcement decisions.
EU REF | Company | Date of Acceptance |
EU516 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 18/09/2024 |
EU593 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 20/09/2024 |
EU745 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 24/09/2024 |
EU983 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 01/10/2024 |
EU936 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 05/12/2024 |
EU915 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 24/12/2024 |
EU984 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 30/12/2024 |
EU1064 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 30/12/2024 |
EU886 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 06/01/2025 |
EU1008 | Anglian Water Services Ltd | 17/01/2025 |
EU947 | United Utilities Water Limited | 22/01/2025 |
EU821 | Wessex Water Services Ltd | 30/01/2025 |
EU1122 | United Utilities Water Limited | 24/02/2025 |
EU1089 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 29/05/2025 |
EU1147 | Anglian Water Services Ltd | 02/07/2025 |
EU1086 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 24/07/2025 |
EU1095 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 25/07/2025 |
EU1149 | Wessex Water Services Ltd | 08/08/2025 |
EU1059 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 29/09/2025 |
EU1091 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 29/09/2025 |
EU1167 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 29/09/2025 |
EU1131 | Anglian Water Services Ltd | 30/09/2025 |
EU1148 | Anglian Water Services Ltd | 04/11/2025 |
EU1172 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 11/11/2025 |
EU1154 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 02/12/2025 |
EU1151 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 16/12/2025 |
EU843 | Thames Water Utilities Ltd | 18/12/2025 |
EU1152 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 19/01/2026 |
EU868 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 09/02/2026 |
EU1099 | Severn Trent Water Limited | 09/02/2026 |
EU1159 | Yorkshire Water Services Limited | 10/02/2026 |