Defra's Social and Environmental Guidance to Ofwat

Download or read book Defra's Social and Environmental Guidance to Ofwat written by Great Britain: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the second edition of Defra's social and environmental guidance to Ofwat. Its purpose is to provide Ofwat with a steer on the key environmental and social policies to which the Government expects it to contribute in carrying out its role as the independent economic regulator of the water industry. It should be read in conjunction with the Strategic policy statement [appended]. Ofwat is required to have regard to this Guidance when discharging its statutory functions. The Guidance covers Ofwat's work in relation to water and sewerage undertakers and licensed water suppliers who operate wholly or mainly in England