England raw sewage taskforce has only met once in last year, FoI request reveals

Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriouslyUK politics live - latest updatesThe storm overflows taskforce set up by the government to tackle raw sewage discharges by water companies in England has only met once in the last year, a freedom of information request has revealed.The group, which was promoted by ministers as evidence that they were taking the issue of raw sewage discharges by water companies seriously, is supposed to meet fortnightly, according to its mission statement. Continue reading...