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Water: Standards

Asked by Barry GardinerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 19 March 2026UIN 120290

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, if her department has set a date by which it aims to have ended operator self-monitoring in the water industry.

Answered by Emma Hardy

We want to move away from Operator Self‑Monitoring because the current system does not provide the transparency or independent assurance the public expects. As set out in the Water White Paper, we are working with regulators on how best to transition to an open, independently verified monitoring model. We will set out further detail once this work is complete.

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