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The Customer Forum: customer engagement in the Scottish water sector

Post author:Stephen Littlechild
Post published:January 1, 2014
Post category:New Series Studies in Regulation
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The Customer Forum was set up in September 2011 with three aims: to work with Scottish Water on a programme of customer research; in the light of this to understand and represent customer priorities to Scottish Water and to the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS); and to seek to secure the most appropriate outcome for customers in the Strategic Review of Charges. In October 2012 the Forum was additionally asked to seek to agree a Business Plan with Scottish Water, consistent with Ministerial Objectives and with guidance notes that WICS would provide.

Reflections on the Ofwat Review

Post author:David Gray
Post published:March 1, 2011
Post category:Materials from Hertford Seminars
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Delivered as part of 'Reflections on the Government review of Ofwat', Hertford Seminar in Regulation 2011

A Strategy for Introducing Competition in the Water Sector in England and Wales

Post author:Martin Cave and Janet Wright
Post published:October 30, 2009
Post category:Beesley Lectures Documents
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Article based on the text of the Beesley lecture series XIX delivered by Martin Cave in October 2009

Discovering the value of water

Post author:George Yarrow
Post published:October 23, 2008
Post category:Beesley Lectures
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Beesley Lecture series XVIII

Read more about the article The abstractions regime: Discovering the value of water. Presentation to Cave review of competition and innovation in water markets

The abstractions regime: Discovering the value of water. Presentation to Cave review of competition and innovation in water markets

Post author:Chris Decker and George Yarrow
Post published:July 9, 2008
Post category:Contributions to External Events and Publications Miscellaneous Publications
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PRESENTATION TO CAVE REVIEW OF COMPETITION & INNOVATION IN WATER MARKETS UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK 9 JULY 2008

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Competition in the provision of water services: Executive summary

Post author:George Yarrow, Tim Keyworth and Tony Appleyard
Post published:April 30, 2008
Post category:Documents Research Reports
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Our main conclusion is that competitive discovery processes have potentially very important roles to play in the water sector, particularly at the wholesale level, where we know that we know relatively little about the economic value of water, including its spatial and temporal variations, and how to use it most wisely.

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Competition in the provision of water services: Full report

Post author:George Yarrow, Tim Keyworth and Tony Appleyard
Post published:April 30, 2008
Post category:Research Reports
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This Report is published as a contribution to the current debate in the UK on the prospects for the development of competition in water, sewage and sewerage services (henceforth abbreviated to ‘water services’), and on the forms that such competition might take. It does not seek to cover all aspects of relevant policy in the sector, but rather focuses on a number of key issues, concepts and trade-offs that appear to be of central importance for policy development.

The regulation of water public services in France

Post author:Bruno Johannes and Pierre-Alain Roches
Post published:July 3, 2000
Post category:Documents Materials from Conferences
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In France, the debate on regulation of public services often excludes the water sector, one of the few sectors not affected by post-war nationalisation. The industry is decentralisied, with quality and price placed on the large number of communes. The 1990s saw increasing social demands in favour of better regulaton.

The water regulation regime in England & Wales

Post author:Sir Ian Byatt
Post published:February 11, 2000
Post category:Documents Materials from Conferences
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This is a draft of chapter 8 of book, 'Regulation of Network Utilities' (edited by Claude Henry, Michel Matheu and Alain Jeunemaitre and published by OUP 2001) assessing new forms of public regulation in Europe

Regulatory risk and cost of capital: summary of views of interveiwees

Post author:Josie McLaren and Tony Appleyard
Post published:July 16, 1996
Post category:Documents Materials from Conferences
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Between July 1995 and January 1996 a series of one-to-one reviews were carried out with all the regulatory bodies, seven investment analysts, five companies each in the electricity and water industries, British Gas (BG), British Telecom (BT and British Airports Authority (BAA). Issues focused on the sources and nature of risk, the cost of capital and other pressing concerns of interviewees. This document provides a summary of the views expressed.