Source · Select Committees · Environmental Audit Committee
Recommendation 36
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Public confidence in the regulatory structures currently in force is understandably low.
Conclusion
Public confidence in the regulatory structures currently in force is understandably low. It is vital that the public can trust regulators to ensure that high levels of water quality in rivers are achieved and maintained.
Government response summary AI-generated
The Department for Transport and National Highways agree that the mitigation of high risk outfalls will support Government objectives to halt species decline, but it is a non-sequitur to the committee's conclusion.
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Government Response
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HM Government · verbatim extract
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The Government and regulators will take action against those companies who do not meet expectations. Our new monitoring and reporting framework as legislated for in the Environment Act, will significantly improve the enforcement ability of both Ofwat and the Environment Agency.
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