Minister: Water Bosses Responsible for Repeated Sewage Dumping to Face Criminal Charges, Bonus Ban

Environment Secretary Steve Reed said he will introduce new legislation that will ‘give regulators more teeth’ to hold water bosses to account.

Environment secretary Steve Reed arrives at BBC Broadcasting House in London, to appear on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture date: Sunday July 28, 2024. James Manning/PA Wire

Water bosses who are responsible for repeated illegal sewage dumping will lose their bonuses and face criminal charges, the environment secretary has said.

Steve Reed said he’s introducing new laws to Parliament that will give the regulators “more teeth.”