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Water Regulation (No. 2) Bill

A Bill to require the Secretary of State to undertake a review of the circumstances in which a special administration order may be made in respect of a water company; to make provision about the content and application of special administration orders; to make provision for the mutualisation of a water company in respect of which a special administration order has been made; to abolish the Water Services Regulation Authority; to establish a Clean Water Authority and to make provision about its powers and duties; to make provision about the collection and publication by water companies of data relating to volume flow; to require water companies to offer a social tariff; and for connected purposes.

The story so farThe Water Regulation (No. 2) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 27 April 2026 by Tim Farron (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Sponsor

• Tim Farron Liberal Democrat Primary sponsor

Progress through Parliament

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 6 May 2026.