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Committee Meetings
We have two regional committees, one for England and one for Wales.
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Unacceptable Customer Contact Policy
Aggressive or abusive contact CCW deals with all customers fairly and provides a high-quality service. We understand that people who use our service may be angry about the issues that they have raised in their complaint. However if this anger...
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Water companies urged to accelerate response to climate change
Up to 14% more properties flooded with sewage in 2019-20 compared to the previous year. People’s consumption of water reduces for the first time in 5 years but still 2% higher than 2014-15. Leakage falls by 7% to its lowest...
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Business Customer Insight research 2020
We collaborated with the water regulator, Ofwat, to commission research between January and March 2020 to investigate business customers’ experiences interacting with the water and wastewater non-household retail market in England, which fully opened in April 2017. This research was...
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Temporary Vacant Properties
As businesses start to re-open after months of lockdown, we recognise that some of you will be facing a lot of uncertainty over their future. Part of this will be concerned with whether you can afford your water bill, especially...
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Read our latest Forward Work Programme
Campaigning for water charges that everyone can afford and ensuring services are able to stand the test of time will be among the leading priorities for CCW over the next three years. The voice for water consumers has published its...
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Alternative Dispute Resolution
We’ll make every effort to resolve your complaint. If we’re unable to reach a resolution with the water company, we’ll refer your complaint to our Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Team. They will decide whether mediation or adjudication is the best...
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Regulators and CCW launch utility scorecards
The Consumer Council for Water has joined forces with UK regulators to make it easier for consumers to keep track of how well utility companies are performing across a range of services. A series of performance scorecards (pdf) opens in...
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Our legal functions, duties and powers
We have a duty to represent the interests of consumers, both domestic and business, of licensed water suppliers, as well as the interests of consumers of water and sewerage companies.
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