Consultation on Deemed Contracts and Standard Licence Conditions 7.3 and 7.4
- Publication type:
- Consultation
- Publication date:
- Closing date:
- 16 July 2026
- Status:
- Open
- Topic:
- Electricity supply,
- Gas supply
Consultation on changes to guidance on Standard Licence Conditions 7.3 and 7.4 of the Electricity and Gas supply licences (deemed rates licence condition) for domestic and non-domestic suppliers in Great Britain.
Consultation description
In accordance with SLC 7.14, following consultation, the Authority may issue guidance on standard condition 7, and may from time to time revise the guidance following further consultation.
This consultation sets out proposed changes to this guidance, which seek to provide further clarity, principally around the areas of the ability of the customer to consume energy, bad debt recovery, customer transfer blocking and delayed switching, and security deposits.
Who should respond
We are looking for views from:
- suppliers
- consumer groups
How to respond
Submit your response by 16 July 2026 by emailing NonDomesticRetailPolicy@ofgem.gov.uk.