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Five new apprentices have joined Sembcorp Bournemouth Water (SBW) as part of the company's annual recruitment scheme.

Water UK Chief Executive, Michael Roberts, has responded to the Centre for Policy Studies report on the cost of nationalisation.

The water industry is continuing to play its part in the delivery of new homes in the UK by maintaining its high standards of services to developers. Levels of service performance were at 98% for water supply and 99% for sewerage for July to September 2016.

The UK water sector believes that access to clean water and sanitation is absolutely essential, which is why we are supporting World Water Day.

The ability to attract long-term investment is vital if the water sector is to continue to deliver excellent services and meet future challenges. The next five years will see the biggest changes to the sector since privatisation 25 years ago, with competition in both retail and upstream markets in England.

The Labour Party has launched their manifesto today (16 May 2017). Water UK has responded to the plans within the manifesto.

The launch of the water retail market in England on the 1st April marked the successful delivery of one of the largest and most complicated industry-wide change programmes ever undertaken by the water sector. More than 1.2 million businesses, charities and public sector customers in England, from micro businesses and SMEs to large corporates and the public sector, can now choose their water retailer for the first time.

Response to Ofwat consultation by Resolving Water Disputes Limited (RWD), the company set up to operate a voluntary Alternative Dispute Resolution scheme in the water sector.

The water industry in England and Wales is currently working to put in place a new Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) service.

There is a growing international focus on governance, indicators and benchmarking in the water sector, both globally and in the EU. There appears to be a belief among regulators and water practitioners globally that while there are plenty of measures of outputs, such as environmental indicators, perhaps more can be done to measure how efficiently the services are delivered.

Water UK has responded to Defra's consultation on the draft Strategic Policy Statement and directions to Ofwat.