Touted as the biggest shake up in the water industry since privatisation, we were calling on the Government to make it count by ensuring public health and the environment were placed as the top priority for water companies.

Despite presenting the Government with the opportunity of a generation, they’ve fluffed it. We’ve broken down the white paper below

All UK environmental regulators have now published their 2025 bathing water classifications, with England’s going live last week. And while the official narrative focuses on “excellent” bathing water quality, the reality is far more complex. The classifications mask the limitations of an outdated, underpowered testing regime – one that simply isn’t protecting public health.

The government announcement on Bathing Water Regulations could create more barriers to improving water quality in England and Wales, putting the health of water users at risk.

One of the reforms could mean that a swimming spot that is deemed too polluted and expensive to fix, is unable to receive bathing water status.