South West Water and Water Direct have begun a formal collaboration to develop the water industry’s first end-to-end, fully managed and staffed alternative water supply service across South West Water’s supply area.

Thames Water has awarded a multi-million pound AMP7 contract for security services - the contract had an estimated £31.2 million value when it first went out to tender.

The Government has this morning issued a new Ministerial direction to water and sewerage companies in England and Wales setting out the outcomes they must meet in the interest of national security and for the purpose of mitigating the effects of any civil emergency.

United Utilities has gone out to tender with an AMP7 security enhancement framework contract under the Security and Emergency Measures Direction (SEMD) worth an estimated £80 million.

The Government is undertaking a survey of UK businesses to find out how they approach cyber security and learn more about the cyber security issues faced by industry.