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Dept for Environment Food and Rural Affairs

Answer

Norman Baker: To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs how many (a) prosecutions, (b) cautions and (c) enforcement notices there have been in each year since 1995 brought by the Drinking Water Inspectorate (i) in total and (ii) broken down by region. [200709] Mr. Morley: Since 1995 the Drinking Water Inspectorate has initiated proceedings for 35 prosecutions and issued 20 Cautions. The Inspectorate has also issued 8 Enforcement Notices under section 20 of the Water Industry Act 1991. The number of prosecutions, cautions and notices are summarised as follows, by year and by region. Number of prosecutions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of prosecutions Prosecutions by Region Number 1995 2 Wales 1 -- -- West Midlands 1 1996 1 London -- 1997 4 Wales 2 -- -- West Midlands 1 -- -- South West 1 1998 9 Yorkshire and Humberside 1 -- -- Wales 3 North East 1 -- -- South East 2 -- -- West Midlands 1 -- -- North West 1 1999 9 East of England 2 -- -- South West 2 -- -- East Midlands 1 -- -- South East 2 -- -- North West 2 2000 5 South East 1 -- -- Wales 3 -- -- East of England 1 2001 3 South East 1 -- -- Wales 1 -- -- East of England 1 2002 1 Yorkshire and Humberside -- 2003 0 -- -- 2004 (To date) 1 East of England -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Number of cautions _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of cautions Cautions by Region Number 1995 1 Wales -- 1996 0 -- -- 1997 0 -- -- 1998 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 1 -- -- South West 1 1999 0 -- -- 2000 8 South East 2 -- -- North West 4 -- -- North East 1 -- -- South West 1 2001 3 Yorkshire 2 2002 2 Yorkshire and Humberside -- 2003 3 Yorkshire and Humberside 2 -- -- Wales 1 2004 (To date) 1 South East -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Notices of intention to serve an Enforcement Order under s20 Water Industry Act 1991 _________________________________________________________________________________________________. Total number of Notices served Notices served by Region Number 1995 0 -- -- 1996 6 East of England 1 -- -- West Midlands 1 North East 1 East/West Midlands 1 South East 2 1997 2 Yorkshire and Humberside 1 -- -- South East 1 1998 0 -- -- 1999 0 -- -- 2000 0 -- -- 2001 0 -- -- 2002 0 -- -- 2003 0 -- -- 2004 (To date) 0 -- -- _________________________________________________________________________________________________.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

200709; 428 c272-3W

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Enforcement notices Drinking water Drinking Water Inspectorate Prosecutions

Contains statistics

Yes

Link

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