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Cunliffe In-Depth: What the Cunliffe Report means and what comes next

15 September 2025

Introduction: A Watershed Moment for the UK Water Sector Steve Gummer and Allan Owen, Partners in Sharpe Pritchard’s Infrastructure Department are the authors of the case summary for the Cunliffe Report’s latest findings. It is easy to get lost in headlines about regulators being abolished and water company profiteering. However, the Independent Water Commission’s final…

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Procurement Act 2023: What does the delay mean for you?

17 September 2024

On 12th September, the Government confirmed the rumours and the highly anticipated Procurement Act 2023 (the “Act”), due to come in to force on 28 October 2024, will now be delayed until 24 February 2025[1]. Whilst this may result in a sigh of relief for many, for others it will trigger a huge chorus of…

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