Water Act 2025: New law to strengthen penalties for water bosses who breach pollution rules

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New legislation to receive Royal Assent, handing regulators fresh powers to ban water industry bonuses, impose tougher fines, and even pursue custodial sentences

Water industry bosses found guilty of polluting Britain's rivers, lakes, and seas face tougher fines, bans on the award of bonuses, or even prison time, under new laws passed today as part of efforts to...

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