Policy paper

Energy Security Bill: policy statements and draft regulations

Policy statements and indicative draft statutory instrument regulations relating to the Energy Security Bill, now known as the Energy Bill, introduced to Parliament on 6 July 2022.

Documents

Policy statement: Code governance

Policy statement: Smart metering

Details

The Energy Security Bill, now known as the Energy Bill, was introduced to Parliament on 6 July 2022 to deliver a cleaner, more affordable, and more secure energy system.

Documents related to the Energy Bill can be found on the Parliament website including:

  • Energy Bill
  • Explanatory Notes
  • Delegated Powers Memorandum
  • Impact Assessments

Please contact energybill2021@energysecurity.gov.uk for any queries.

Published 26 August 2022
Last updated 8 September 2023 + show all updates
  1. Added Policy Statement: British Industry Supercharger - Network Charging Compensation Scheme and EII Support Levy.

  2. Added new policy statement on Great British Nuclear.

  3. Added policy statement on the retention, reporting and disclosure of carbon dioxide storage information and samples.

  4. Heat Network Zoning, Heat Network Market and Offshore oil and gas and carbon storage - decommissioning cost recovery policy statements replaced.

  5. Policy Statement Oil and Gas Environmental Protection added.

  6. Policy Statement Offshore Wind Environmental Improvement Package Measures published.

  7. Policy Statement Final Stages of Nuclear Decommissioning (published 12 December 2022) replaced with Policy Statement Excluded disposal sites.

  8. Policy Statements published: Core Fuel Resilience, Energy Performance of Premises, Energy Smart Appliances and Load Control, Final Stages of Nuclear Decommissioning, Heat Network Market Framework, Heat Network Zoning, Nuclear Decommissioning Authority Pensions Reform and Offshore oil and gas and carbon storage - decommissioning cost recovery.

  9. First published.