Regulate the heating oil sector
“Today I can confirm that this government is taking forward proposals to regulate the heating oil sector for the first time. We will strengthen consumer rights and ensure a fairer deal for off-grid households.”
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Where it stands
The statement is the government's response to the Competition and Markets Authority's market study of the heating oil sector, published in July. The CMA found gaps in consumer protection compared with gas and electricity users: weaker rights when things go wrong, limited redress, less price transparency and less support for vulnerable households. The minister says the government will develop options for regulation with Ofgem, the devolved governments, industry and consumer representatives, that this "will take time", and gives no date. The card moves when proposals for regulation or legislation are published.
What has happened
- Oct 2026The energy consumers minister says the government is taking forward proposals to regulate the heating oil sector for the first time, Promised
About the cost
No cost has been published.
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