Heating of homes, businesses and industry is responsible for a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the decarbonisation of heat one of the biggest challenges we face in meeting our climate targets.
The Green Gas Levy, announced in the March 2020 Budget, will fund...More
Energy-related products are goods such as washing machines, lighting and televisions, which use energy or affect energy consumption when in use or in standby mode.
This call for evidence explores how effective policies for energy-related products in homes and businesses can support the...More
Clean Growth is one of the four grand challenges of the UK Government’s Industrial Strategy and energy efficiency and decarbonising heat are vital parts of the ambition. In June 2019, the UK committed in legislation to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.
Combined...More
The Better Regulation Executive in December 2018 invited the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) to conduct a review into the UK’s international regulatory cooperation practices. The OECD report published in May 2020 recommended that the government take...More
This Call for Evidence seeks insights on the UK’s approach to the recognition of professional qualifications and the regulation of professions.
We want to hear from the broad range of individuals, businesses and organisations that interact with all aspects of regulated professions....More
The UK internal market white paper sets out policy options to enshrine in law 2 principles:
the principle of mutual recognition
the principle of non-discrimination
We would like views on these options from businesses, academics, consumer groups and trade unions, but the...More
The Government's ambitious UK Research and Development (R&D) Roadmap aims to ensure the UK is the best place in the world for scientists, researchers and entrepreneurs to live and work. This will help to power up our economic recovery and level up the UK.
The roadmap is the start of...More
This is a 2 part consultation on the Energy Technology List Scheme.
Part 1 – The future direction of the Energy Technology List Scheme
This part sets out the future policy direction for the ETL
Part 2 – proposed technical changes for the 2020 update of the Energy...More
Proposed changes to the Offshore Chemicals Regulations 2002 and the Offshore Petroleum Activities (Oil Pollution Prevention and Control) Regulations 2005 to exempt relevant documents from being made publicly available for inspection due to restriction on movement and social distancing put in place...More
This consultation seeks views on a proposal to give employees a week of unpaid leave each year to provide care.
Responses to this consultation will help us understand:
How carers use existing employment rights;
Who should be eligible to take the leave;
What the leave...More
This consultation seeks views on draft Regulations to amend the offshore oil and gas Environmental Impact Assessment regime to make the processes for challenging decisions clearer and enhance other aspects .
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Heating of homes, businesses and industry is responsible for a third of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions, making the decarbonisation of heat one of the biggest challenges we face in meeting our climate targets.
In this consultation, we are seeking views on policy options for future...More
A consultation on the closure of the Non-Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI) scheme to new applicants. Proposed reforms on future-proofing the scheme for the remainder of the NDRHI payment period.
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Good regulation is essential to successful business. The Government strives to achieve the right regulatory balance between supporting excellent business practice and protecting workers, consumers and the environment.
The Reforming Regulation Initiative is an invitation to...More
In June 2019, the UK became the first major economy in the world to legislate to end its contribution to global warming by 2050, increasing the ambition of our commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under the Climate Change Act. Decisive action will need to be taken by all sectors to...More
Extension to consultation end date
In the light of COVID-19, we are extending the consultation period to give people more time to respond.
The Government is committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. Meeting this legal commitment will require virtually all...More
This consultation seeks views on a number of proposed changes to the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme to ensure it continues to support low carbon electricity generation at the lowest possible cost to consumers. CfDs incentivise investment in renewable energy by providing developers of...More
This consultation seeks views on the proposal to defer part of the amount of the increase in electricty suppliers' obligations that would otherwise be collected by LCCC for the current (the second) quarter of 2020 to the first quarter of 2021. Implementation of the proposal would require a...More
The Commission’s 2019 State aid decision notes that the UK government has committed to implementing a number of improvements to the design of the Capacity Market (CM) to reflect recent market and regulatory developments, including those identified through our recent 5-year-review of the...More
We have extended the consultation period to 24 January 2020 due to election period and to allow additional time for stakeholder review of technical components.
The consultation contains proposals to amend the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations to ensure consistency with...More
The government has committed to support businesses to reduce their energy use by at least 20% by 2030.
This consultation seeks views on how best to improve the energy performance of non-domestic private rented buildings through tighter minimum energy standards.
Acting now to set a clear...More
This consultation covers:
Parental leave and pay
Neonatal leave and pay
Transparency of flexible working and family related leave and pay policies
Select the sections you want to answer from the links here. You can respond to as many of the sections and...More
We’re seeking views on the £250 million Clean Steel Fund, which will support the UK steel sector to move to a decarbonisation pathway compatible with net zero.
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We are seeking views on various design proposals for the Industrial Energy Transformation Fund including:
Who can apply for funding;
What technologies should be supported;
Whether funding should be made available for feasibility studies, FEED studies and capacity building;
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This consultation seeks view on the draft Ecodesign for Energy-Related Products (External Power Supplies) Regulations 2020. The draft regulations propose to introduce UK ecodesign requirements for external power supplies which are in line with those the UK supported at EU level in January 2019....More
We're seeking evidence to help us develop standards or certification critera for bio-based, biodegradable, and compostable plastics, and an understanding of their environmental impacts.
This will also include littering and issues affecting recycling and disposal routes.
We...More
In his statement to Parliament in June 2018, the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Greg Clarke said that the Government would review the viability of a ‘Regulated Asset Base’ (RAB) model for new nuclear projects and committed in January 2019 to publishing an...More
We are seeking views on the proposals made by the Low Pay Commission, to address the issue of ‘one-sided flexibility’.
The proposals made by the Low Pay Commission were published on 17 December 2018 to address the issue of ‘one-sided flexibility’.
This issue exists within some...More
This consultation seeks views on whether establishing a new single enforcement body for employment rights could:
improve enforcement for vulnerable workers
create a level playing field for the majority of businesses who are complying with the law
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