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Recommendation 30
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Water regulators are increasing inspection capacity and enhancing operational cooperation and information sharing.
Conclusion
The regulators told us about operational changes they were making now. The EA told us it has increased its capacity to carry out inspections, and expects to do 10,000 a year from next year, including returning to areas where issues were found this year.99 We asked the regulators if there was more they could co-operate on. Ofwat told us that enforcement teams across the two regulators work together, and bring intelligence together on company performance. The EA also told us it and Ofwat are building a platform for sharing information, to be able to join up better.100 92 Qq 48, 95 93 C&AG’s Report, para 25 94 Q 95 95 Q 48 96 C&AG’s Report, para 3.32 97 Qq 91, 107 98 Qq 29, 85 99 Q 75 100 Qq 111, 113 19
Government Response
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