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Consultation: Guidance on Concessionary Schemes for Surface Water Drainage Charges

Ref: 27/10

Issued: 2010-07-12
 Consultation start: 2010-07-12
 Consultation end: 2010-10-22

Summary

This consultation invited views on Government guidance to water and sewerage companies on concessionary schemes for community groups to protect them from unaffordable surface water drainage charges.  It covers the need for a concessionary scheme, which community groups should be included in concessionary schemes, what constitutes a fair and affordable charge and the needs of other customers. 

The consultation was aimed at water and sewerage companies, Ofwat, the Consumer Council for Water, community and voluntary groups and other non-household water and sewearge customers.

Responses to the consultation

This consultation is now closed and a summary of responses has been published on 13 December 2010.

In July 2010, the Government issued a consultation paper inviting views on proposed guidance to water and sewerage undertakers in England in relation to concessionary schemes for surface water drainage charges for community groups. The consultation ran from 12 July to 22 October. The guidance set out will give effect to provisions made in Section 43 of the Flood and Water Management Act 2010.

In total, Defra received 173 responses to the consultation. This included 108 from places of worship, 32 sports clubs, 7 parish halls and councils, 8 water companies and a range of other organisations such as Ofwat, the Consumer Council for Water, the Scout Association, the Churches’ Legislation Advisory Service, Action for Communities in Rural England and the Central Council of Physical Recreation. For further information please contact: swdconcessions.consultations@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Consultation documents

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Page last modified: 2010-07-21
Page published: 2010-07-12

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