The debate on the future of water regulation is gathering pace, and Frontier’s thinking is helping to shape it with two new features published in The UK Water Report. 

Drawing from analysis our Water team conducted into the Cunliffe review recommendations, the articles by Annabelle Ong and Anna Northall look at the economics behind two of the significant recommendations put forward by the review.  

Annabelle explores how supervision could help bridge information gaps, deliver more stretching but achievable performance targets and build trust between regulators and companies.

Anna considers what would be lost if ODIs were scaled back too far, and how the outcomes framework can evolve to balance simplicity with the need to keep innovation and strong performance incentivised. 

The UK Water Report publishes commentary and analysis on developments, regulation, technology and market change in the UK water industry. More information about the latest edition is available on their website (paywall). 

The articles are drawn from our wider ‘Cunliffe review: shaping the way forward’ paper collection, which explores practical proposals to strengthen investment, outcomes, incentives and financial resilience across the sector.