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Learning lessons from the 2024 Price Review
CCW plays an essential part in the five-yearly Price Review process, scrutinising water companies’ business plans and making sure the customer voice is heard, understood and considered throughout the bill-setting process. CCW makes sure both water companies’ business plans and...
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Water consumer engagement and accountability
The climate in the water industry is changing. People’s awareness of the industry has increased through extensive media coverage of poor operational performance, rising bills and other failings which has seen trust in the sector fall to an all-time low....
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Water Matters 2025
Household customers’ views of their water and sewerage services Our annual Water Matters survey tracks the views of household customers on the services they receive from water companies in England and Wales.
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Rob Wilson, Chair: CCW’s 2025-26 Forward Work Programme
CCW Chair, Rob Wilson, reflects on how CCW – through its Forward Work Programme commitments – will continue to fight for fair, affordable and reliable access to services for water consumers. Every five years Ofwat undertakes a price review, and...
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CCW submission to the Independent Water Commission
Back in October 2024, the UK and Welsh governments launched an Independent Water Commission to carry out the largest review of the water sector since privatisation. The review marks a landmark opportunity to identify and address many of the issues...
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Our submission to the Competition and Markets Authority on five water companies’ requests for price redeterminations
CCW’s evidence and views on the proposed changes to price settlements by Anglian Water, Northumbrian Water, Wessex Water, South East Water and Southern Water
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Households urged to act now to dilute the impact of April water bill rises
Households still have time to steal a march on ‘Awful April’s’ wave of bill rises through simple actions, which could help shave hundreds of pounds off water and energy costs. The Consumer Council for Water (CCW) is sharing advice to...
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Rising block and seasonal/scarcity tariffs are becoming commonplace in the USA, Canada and Australia
We asked industry experts to share their views on what should be considered for future approaches to water charging. Chad Staddon, Professor of Resource Economics & Policy at the University of the West of England, is the third expert to...
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Charging ahead? Exploring future approaches to water and sewerage charges
We asked industry experts to share their views on what should be considered for future approaches to water charging. Cathryn Ross, Strategy and External Affairs Director at Thames Water, is the second expert to share her thoughts.
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