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Office of Water Services: Customer Service Committees: Annual Reports

Catalogue reference: JC 2

What's it about?

JC 2

This series contains the annual reports of the ten regional customer service committees of the Office of Water Services relating to the representation of water consumers.

Full description and record details

Reference

JC 2

Title
Office of Water Services: Customer Service Committees: Annual Reports
Date

1990-1996

Description

This series contains the annual reports of the ten regional customer service committees of the Office of Water Services relating to the representation of water consumers.

Arrangement
Arrangement

Chronologically by transfer.

Related material

Some other publications of the customer service committees are within JC 6

Held by
The National Archives, Kew
Legal status

Public Record(s)

Language

English

Creator(s)
Office of Water Services, Customer Service Committees, 1990-2006
Physical description

59 files and volumes

Access conditions

Open

Immediate source of acquisition

From 1996 Office of Water Services

Accumulation dates

1990-1996

Accruals

Series is accruing

Selection and destruction information

All annual reports available to be preserved.

Administrative / biographical background

Ten regional customer service committees were set up by the Director General of Water Services in April 1990 under section 6 of the Water Act 1989. They had statutory duties to keep under review matters affecting the interests of customers, to consult and make representations to the water companies, to investigate customer complaints and to advise the Director General on issues of concern to customers. The chairmen and members were appointed by the Director General but spoke independently of him. The ten regional chairmen formed the National Customer Council.

In April 2002 the regional committees and the national council collectively adopted the name, WaterVoice.

Under the Water Act 2003, a new consumer representational organisation, The Consumer Council for Water, was constituted, in October 2005.

Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9945/

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Office of Water Services: Customer Service Committees: Annual Reports