Select committee: Public Accounts Committee

Work of Ofwat

Open Opened 19 Dec 2025

Inquiry scope (the committee's words)

The Public Accounts Committee is holding a one-off session on the Work of Ofwat with senior representatives from Ofwat and Defra.

Where it stands

The inquiry is open, opened 19 December 2025.

The committee has not published a report yet.

1 session

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Date	Session and witnesses	Source
22 Jan 2026	Oral evidence session Chris Walters · Musicians’ Union, David Hill · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Helen Campbell · Ofwat	View ↗

3 witnesses

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Witness	Organisation	Sessions
Chris Walters · National Organiser, Education and Health & Wellbeing	Musicians’ Union	1
David Hill · Director General for Strategy and Water	Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs	1
Helen Campbell · Senior Director for Sector Performance	Ofwat	1

3 letters

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Published	Direction	Letter
3 Sep 2026	To committee	Letter from the Interim Chief Executive Officer at Ofwat relating to further information following the Committee's oral evidence session on 29 June, dated 13 July 2026
23 Feb 2026	To committee	Letter from the Interim Chief Executive of Ofwat relating to a follow-up to the Committee’s evidence session on 22 January 2026 on the Work of Ofwat, 19 February 2026
23 Feb 2026	To committee	Letter from the Chair to the Director General for Strategy and Water at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and the Interim Chief Executive Officer of Ofwat relating to The Work of Ofwat, 23 February 2026