12 Jun 2025
Image description: sewage outfalls emptying into the ocean. Image by Tom Fisk. Unfair bonuses banned The government has confirmed “unfair bonuses” have been banned for six water companies with immediate effect, following new measures from the Water (Special Measures) Act coming into force. The government said that in the past 10 years, executives at […]
22 May 2025
Image description: Full view of Westminster, with the Thames visible in the foreground. Image by Adam Dereweck/ Pixabay. Ministers promised to block Thames bonuses Last week the Thames Water Executives including Sir Adrian Montague, the Chair, and Chris Weston, the Chief Executive, faced scrutiny from MPs at a select committee hearing. During this enquiry […]
27 Mar 2025
Image description: Overlapping pound notes. Image by Pixabay. Ofwat, the UK’s water regulator, has announced bonuses for water bosses in England could be banned this year for companies that spill sewage, break the law or mismanage their finances. New powers under the Water (Special Measures) Act mean the regulator can ban bonuses of water […]