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Vote of No Confidence in South West Water Limited

The council has voted no confidence in South West Water, calling for the Leader to ask the government and regulators about moving water services to public ownership and to set up a public online dashboard showing water performance.

Cornwall Council·2026-07-21·Resolved

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Motion declaring no confidence in South West Water and requesting the Leader write to DEFRA and Ofwat regarding transfer of water and wastewater services to public ownership, with amendment requiring establishment of a publicly accessible online Cornwall Water Performance Dashboard.

From the minutes

It was moved as an amendment by Councillor Yelland and seconded by Councillor Black that the following be added to the recommendation: Pending the outcome of (a) and (b) (c) To instruct the Leader to write to South West Water requesting that, within three months, it establish and maintain a publicly accessible online Cornwall Water Performance Dashboard, that (i) is updated at least monthly... The proposer of the original motion accepted the amendment.

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