Water Companies: Inspections

(asked on 13th October 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, of the water company inspections that were due to take place in 2025/26 (a) how many enforcement notices were served following inspection and (b) how many improvement works were required to be undertaken on a voluntary basis.


Answered by
Emma Hardy Portrait
Emma Hardy
Minister of State (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs)
This question was answered on 29th October 2026

After the 2025–2026 inspections, the Environment Agency served 3 Enforcement Notices and issued 728 compulsory actions for serious permit breaches.

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