Petition

That all water companies should be put back into public ownership.

Rejected 9 signatures

What the petition asks

As there is no competition within the domestic water industry the government should bring all water companies back into public ownership.
The water companies, some more than others, have failed to maintain infrastructure but in the meantime have paid dividends that bear no relationship to the true profitability of the business's. Competion that was the incentive to privatise doesn't exist and so the state has created water monopolies who have taken advance of the situation to the complete disadvantage of the citizens of the United Kingdom. The cost of this mismanagement is now being borne by the bill payers and no doubt an element

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign the following petition, which calls for similar action:

Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset
Nationalise water companies to make water a non profit publicly owned asset

Timeline

31 Jan 2026 Petition opened for signatures
26 Feb 2026 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 9
Status Rejected
Rejected 26 Feb 2026

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 31 Aug 2026.