Storm overflows group has been promoted by ministers as evidence they are taking issue seriously

The 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.

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