Reporting requirements under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995: guidance for local authorities
Guidance to help local authorities in England with their 2023 reporting requirements, supporting the delivery of energy efficiency improvements to residential properties within their area.
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This guidance, issued under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, asks local authorities (LAs) to publish a report by 29 February 2024 outlining their plans to promote improved energy efficiency in their areas. The data submitted through these reports helps:
- inform policy thinking on energy efficiency
- build an ongoing picture of local and national energy efficiency policy delivery
Process for submitting reports
Local authorities need to submit their Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) Report online.
This document provides a list of all the questions so that local authorities can draft their responses before completing and submitting their report online.
Local authority representatives: please email HECAReport@beis.gov.uk stating your local authority name and that you wish to receive the HECA 2023 report link: we will then send you the link to the online survey.
Please use the digital response form wherever possible. You don’t need to submit any other reporting material alongside the form.
Local authorities should publish their responses. This can be in any format as long as the published report contains the core information submitted via the online survey. They don’t need to publish all the information submitted if not appropriate.
Updates to this page
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Guidance updated to help local authorities in England with their 2023 reporting requirements.
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Updated guidance to help local authorities in England with 2021 reporting requirements.
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Privacy notice added.
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Updated guidance to help local authorities in England with 2019 reporting requirements
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Updated guidance for preparing reports for 31 March 2017.
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Updated version of HECA guidance
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First published.