Legal Aid Scheme: Water Supply
Commons · Question 113317 · Tabled 12 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 23 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by Paul Davies
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the role of Legal Aid in enabling consumers to hold water companies to account for overcharging and environmental damage.
Answer
Answered by Sarah Sackman, 23 Feb 2026
The scope of legal aid is set out under the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012, and applicants are subject to relevant means and merits tests. Legal aid is available in relation to injunctions for nuisance arising from prescribed t...