Will new sewage dumping laws work?

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🗓️ 5 September 2024

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

The government is bringing in new laws which will see stiffer penalties for water companies and possible jail sentences for their bosses if they don't deal with sewage problems.

The environment secretary, Steve Reed, chaired a meeting attended by the water industry, investors and campaigners where he announced a landmark review into how the industry works. Niall Patterson spoke to our business correspondent, Paul Kelso, who was there for his assessment of what it could mean for the companies and bill payers.

Plus, as the police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire warn it could be at least a year until they hand over evidence to prosecutors, Niall speaks to Chris Daw KC, author of Justice On Trial, on why it is going to take so long for the survivors and bereaved families to get justice.

Producer: Emma Rae Woodhouse
Editor: Wendy Parker

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1:00.9	Neil Patterson here with The Scann News Daily
1:03.3	and we've got two stories on our radar today.
1:05.9	Later, Labour has big plans to sort out
1:08.1	the huge issues in our water industry.
1:10.7	We've sent our business correspondent Paul Kelso to the Thames to find out more.
1:14.9	Are you worried about going to jail?
1:16.2	Do you have any concern about prosecution?
1:18.7	I need to digest what the sector of state has said today.
1:21.8	I am completely aligned with what he's trying to do in clean up rivers and the environment.
1:26.3	But first, we'll return once again to Grenfell Tower.
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