At the heart of our charter is our commitment to listen, understand and respond to customers and stakeholders to help Ofwat deliver value for customers, communities and society.
We commit to provide a high standard of service that is fair, effective and inclusive, making it clear what you can expect from us and what we ask of you in return.
As part of this commitment, we will:
| Be helpful, fair and polite in our contact with you | Listen and understand your needs and views | Provide you with the information you need to use our services effectively |
| Be clear and honest about what we can do to help you | Provide an accessible service, be clear about timescales, update you on progress and do what we say we will do | Deal with your enquiry in line with our processes and service level agreements |
| Be open and transparent in how we reach our decisions | Listen and respond to your feedback about our services | Acknowledge and put things right if we have gone wrong |
When we can, if needed, we will make reasonable adjustments. For example, we will respond to you in Welsh if you write to us in Welsh. In response to our commitment, we ask that you:
| Treat our staff with respect – no member of Ofwat’s staff should be subject to abusive language or behaviour | Allow us reasonable time and opportunity to deal with your enquiry | Provide us with the correct information when you contact us |
You can download the Service Charter (pdf).