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MPs accuse South East Water leaders of incompetence over repeated outages

Parliamentary committee takes unusual step of declaring no confidence in executives at utility provider

MPs have accused the leadership of South East Water of incompetence over repeated water outages for tens of thousands of customers, and expressed no confidence in their ability to reform the company.

MPs from across the political spectrum said David Hinton, SEW’s chief executive, and the board of directors operated a culture of unaccountability at the company, which provides drinking water for 2.3 million customers in Berkshire, Hampshire, Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

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Apr 30, 2026 Water industry Utilities Kent

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