That is indeed the case. The application would continue beyond 31 March. Even after the scheme has ended, the responsibility of the supplier during the application of the scheme continues to be legally valid and therefore it is possible to take retrospective action against a heat supplier that has not fulfilled its legal obligations.
Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Callanan
(Conservative)
in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 12 March 2024.
It occurred during Debates on delegated legislation on Energy Bills Discount Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2024.
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