Bonuses banned for 10 English water bosses over sewage pollution | Water industry
By: Sandra Laville | Published: 2025-06-05 21:30:00 | Source: www.theguardian.com
Bonuses for 10 water company executives in England, including the boss of Thames Water, will be banned with immediate effect over serious sewage pollution, as part of new powers brought in by the Labour government.
The top executives of six water companies who have overseen the most serious pollution events will not receive performance rewards this year, the environment said.
The companies – Thames Water, Anglian Water, Southern Water, United Utilities, Wessex Water and Yorkshire Water – are responsible for the most serious category of sewage pollution into rivers and seas, all of which are, or have been, under criminal investigation by the Environment Agency.
Under powers in Labour’s Water (Special Measures) Act 2025, the regulator, Ofwat, is now able to ban bonuses for water…
