Decision on statutory consultations on licence changes for the Switching SCR
Decision
Publication date
Industry sector
Supply and Retail Market
Licence type
- Electricity Supply Licence
- Gas Supplier Licence
Decision for
- Statutory Consultation on licence changes for the Switching SCR: Standard conditions of Electricity Supply Licence and Standard conditions of Gas Supply Licence
- Statutory Consultation on licence changes for the Switching SCR: Standard conditions of Gas Shipper, Gas Transporter and Electricity Distribution licences
This decision sets out the modifications we are making to the following licences for the Switching Programme:
- Standard conditions of Electricity Supply Licence
- Standard conditions of Gas Supply Licence
- Standard conditions of Electricity Distribution Licence
- Standard conditions of Gas Shipper Licence
- Standard Special Conditions applicable to both National Transmission System and Distribution Network Licensees – Part A (Gas Transporter Licence)
These changes are required for the Faster and More Reliable Switching Programme (the Switching Programme). The Switching Programme will transform current gas and electricity switching arrangements, resulting in faster, more reliable switching for consumers.
This decision is a combined response to two separate statutory consultations on licence changes required for the Switching Programme that we issued recently:
1) Statutory Consultation on licence changes for the Switching SCR: Standard conditions of Electricity Supply Licence and Standard conditions of Gas Supply Licence - Published 13 December 2021, closed 25 January 2022.
2) Statutory Consultation on licence changes for the Switching SCR: Standard conditions of Gas Shipper, Gas Transporter and Electricity Distribution licences - Published 17 February 2021, closed 22 March 2022.
The proposals that consulted upon as part of these statutory consultations built upon the prior work of the Switching Programme, and were developed through consultation with industry.
The decision document outlines our reasoning for our decisions to implement these modifications to the licence conditions, including how responses received to the statutory consultations have been taken into account.