Ofgem is asking suppliers, brokers and consumer groups how energy complaint schemes should be approved and how many there should be, by 27 January 2027.
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Ofgem is consulting on rules requiring heat network operators and suppliers to set and communicate service standards, with replies due by 11 January 2027.
The CMA has removed 23 of 33 reviewed market remedies, varied two and kept six, with retail banking and motor insurance still to be decided.
Agricultural Supply Chain Adjudicator Richard Thompson says farmers need not make a formal complaint to raise concerns about dairy and pig contracts.
Ofgem wants the price cap’s Contracts for Difference allowance to use one quarter’s forecast payments, with BICS funding from April to June 2027 if agreed.
The ONS Pink Book shows the UK current account deficit at 3.0 per cent of GDP in 2025, the second largest in the G7, as net liabilities rose.
Ofgem’s provisional review says eleven network pension schemes are in surplus, up from five in 2023, with allowances funded through bills to stay broadly level.
The Oxford Road Corridor Strategy for 2026 to 2036 sets out growth plans for Manchester’s Knowledge Quarter, with an assessment of 15,800 jobs and £1.9 billion GVA.
Ofgem’s first-phase evaluation of its forced prepayment meter rules reports an indicative 36 per cent fall in severe self-disconnection, with household debt still elevated.
ONS figures show Great Britain construction new orders up 16.2 per cent to £83,335 million in 2025, with private new housing the only sector to fall.