Role of Steering Group
To help conduct the Supply Licence Review, Ofgem established a Steering Group consisting of representatives of Ofgem, industry and customer representative groups. The role of the Steering Group is to advise Ofgem on the applicability of each obligation in the gas and electricity supply standard licence conditions (SLCs) going forward.
Specifically, the Steering Group was required to:
• advise Ofgem on policy recommendations for changes to the standard conditions of the gas and electricity supply licence
• advise Ofgem of the role and scope of working groups to consider particular issues arising for the Supply Licence Review
• review the output of working groups against the objectives and principles of the Supply Licence Review
• review the output of working groups to ensure consistency in policy between them
• consider specific legal drafting of proposed licence conditions, and
• advise Ofgem of the impact of external factors (for example, developments in general consumer law or industry governance) that may be expected to impact the Supply Licence Review.
Minutes and papers from each of Steering Group meeting are shown below.