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Industry today
The private companies that deliver services to more than 50 million customers across England and Wales are overseen by, licensed and monitored by a number of regulatory bodies. How those regulatory bodies and private companies work together is set out in the legal framework that governs the sectors.
This section provides further information about:
- the companies that deliver water and sewerage services in England and Wales
- the regulatory framework that oversees, licenses and monitors them
- the legal framework under which they operate
- the difference between the arrangements that apply in England and Wales
- the achievements of the water and sewerage sectors since privatisation
