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Water regulator chief’s £170 Mulberry wallet was approved on expenses

The former chief executive of Scotland’s water industry regulator had an expense claim for a £170 Mulberry wallet approved, auditors combing through the accounts of the public body have found. Alan Sutherland also put glasses costing £290 on his ...

08 Nov 2024 at 09:57

Scotland

Poorer households must be protected from future water bill rises, body says

People on lower incomes must be safeguarded from future rises in water bills, Scotland’s statutory body for consumers has said. Consumer Scotland recommended an increase in the threshold of the existing Water Charges Reduction Scheme (WCRS) to ...

29 Oct 2024 at 09:28

Scotland

MSPs to further question water regulator and Government officials

A Holyrood committee will quiz officials from Scotland’s water industry regulator and the Scottish Government later this month, as it continues to examine the regulator’s finances. A damning audit report in December last year revealed lavish ...

06 Sept 2024 at 11:19

Scotland

Private sector culture led to lavish spending at water body, says watchdog

A “private sector culture” led to lavish spending on meals and travel at Scotland’s water regulator, the Auditor General has said. The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics) was thrown into chaos at the end of 2023 when a report from ...

09 Jan 2025 at 11:47

Scotland

Water regulator boss quit with six months’ pay after spending row, MSPs told

The former chief executive of Scotland’s water regulator received six months’ pay after it was deemed lavish spending at the body did not represent “gross misconduct”, MSPs have been told. Alan Sutherland stood down from his position at ...

19 Sept 2024 at 13:32

Scotland

Water regulator boss quits after details of lavish spending disclosed

The head of Scotland’s water industry regulator has quit after a watchdog disclosed “unacceptable” spending which included a £77,000 Harvard course for a senior manager. The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics) bore the brunt ...

21 Dec 2023 at 15:03

Scotland

New report highlights more ‘inappropriate’ spending at water regulator

A new report has revealed further “inappropriate expenditure” at Scotland’s water industry regulator, with public spending watchdogs finding almost £75,000 of spending was “not in accordance” with public sector spending rules. A ...

11 Dec 2024 at 09:25

Scotland

Water regulator insists change of culture under way after lavish spending

The water industry regulator at the centre of a public spending scandal insists progress is being made in changing the culture of the organisation. A report published earlier this week found further evidence of “inappropriate ...

12 Dec 2024 at 08:55

Scotland

Water regulator criticised for ‘unacceptable’ spending of public money

The body tasked with regulating Scottish Water has been criticised for lavish spending, including a £77,000 Harvard course for a senior manager and meals worth more than £200 per head. The Water Industry Commission for ...

21 Dec 2023 at 14:58

Scotland

Lack of Government oversight at water body ‘unacceptable’, says committee

The lack of Government oversight at a water body where lavish spending was rife was “simply unacceptable”, MSPs have said. Audit Scotland released a report in late 2023 detailing £200-a-head meals, gift cards for ...

16 May 2025 at 12:03

Scotland

Committee questions water regulator over amount spent on training

A Holyrood committee has asked for further information from Scotland’s water industry regulator over spending on staff training. The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics) was criticised for lavish ...

27 Jun 2024 at 12:19

Scotland

Government ‘shortcomings’ in water body spending saga, minister admits

There were “shortcomings” in the Scottish Government’s handling of spending at a water body. The former boss of the Water Industry Commission for Scotland (Wics) quit after it was found the regulator ...

11 Jul 2025 at 14:14

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