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Sewage: Waste Disposal

Asked by Barry GardinerLabourDepartment for Environment, Food and Rural AffairsTabled Answered 15 April 2026UIN 124437

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, since 27 March 2020, how many offences relating to discharge of sewage from a water company asset have the Environment Agency prosecuted.

Answered by Emma Hardy

Since 27 March 2020, there have been 37 completed prosecutions against Water and Sewerage Companies. A water quality prosecution is any criminal proceedings relating to a failure to properly manage water or sewage treatment.

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