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What's new
- OBM 01/10: Ofwat Board minutes - meeting held 25 January 2010
- OBM 10/09: Ofwat Board minutes - meeting held 10 December 2009
- OBM 09/09: Ofwat Board minutes - meeting held 19 November 2009
- Bulk supply pricing – a consultation on our policy principles
- New appointments and variations – a consultation on our policy
- New appointments and variations – a consultation on our process
Who we are
Ofwat (the Water Services Regulation Authority) is a non-ministerial government department. We were established in 1989 when the water and sewerage industry in England and Wales was privatised. Our statutory role and duties are primarily laid out in the Water Industry Act 1991.
We are independent of government and the water companies, although we are directly accountable to Parliament and the Welsh Assembly Government.
Based in Birmingham, we employ around 200 people. If you are interested in working for us, you can find out more in our jobs section.
We have a Board structure. The Board comprises a Chair, Chief Executive, two executive Board members and five non-executive directors. Board members are appointed by the Secretary of State in consultation with the Welsh Assembly Government.
Our Board meets regularly during the year. We publish the minutes of their meetings on this website. The Board operates according to published rules of procedure, which cover all aspects of its work – from how often it should meet to how decisions are made.
