Heat networks regulation: consumer protection guidance​

Closes 17 Oct 2025

Quality of Service

Summary

In this chapter, we provide draft guidance on both the Complaints and Assistance and Advice Information authorisation conditions.

Details

For guidance on complaints, we have focused on stakeholder queries regarding the definition of a complaint, handling complaints from vulnerable consumers and signposting to relevant third-party support organisations. 

The guidance on assistance and advice information sets out how information provided should:

  • follow other authorisation conditions
  • follow good practice for operating an enquiry service
  • build on the requirements regarding signposting to relevant third-party support organisations

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4. Do you find our proposed guidance on complaints relevant to the corresponding authorisation condition, and useful?
5. Do you have suggestions for what we should consider including in a future iteration of the guidance on complaints, to make it more useful?
6. Do you find our proposed guidance on assistance and advice information relevant to the corresponding authorisation condition, and useful?
7. Do you have suggestions for what we should consider including in a future iteration of the guidance on assistance and advice information, to make it more useful?