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Event One: International Water Systems online. 27th March
Event Two: Resilient Water Systems in Knaresborough. 31st March
Event Three: Governance – Ownership of and Decision-Making on the Water Sector in Whitstable. 1st May.
Event Four: Securing Public Value in Henley on Thames. 10th June.
About the People’s Commission
In October 2024 the government launched an independent commission on the English and Welsh water systems. While we welcome such an initiative, we are concerned that the remit of the government’s commission is restricted in two main ways:
- The scope is limited to improving regulation of the current system rather than considering alternative models of water provision, or providing solutions to ensure we have a robust sustainable and resilient water system.
- Participation in the government’s commission is limited to stakeholders within the sector with little scope for involvement from the public who use water services and whose bills finance the entire water sector.
The People’s Commission, led by four academics from UK universities, aims to broaden the scope of the government commission, with public meetings in local venues across England. We will take evidence from sector experts and water users, and draw on international experience to devise policy options for a sustainable, equitable and effective water system. The People’s Commission is ambitious for a water system that is commensurate with a developed country, that secures our water quality, and that ensures our supply and sewage treatment is resilient in the context of our population and climate, and where water bills deliver clean water for our rivers, lakes and seas. In this respect this People’s Commission shares the government’s vision.
We have considerable analysis of the problem over years of campaigning. The People’s Commission will be solution focused, facing immediate and future problems. We know this is possible. Other countries have water systems that provide better quality affordable water outcomes that are resilient for the future.
You can learn more about the People’s Commission here
The People’s Commission Events
These are the upcoming events and you can see all of the events here
