Updated: Updated the methodology note.
The methodology note includes detail on the definitions used and coverage of the graduate labour market statistics.
We will update the note with any significant changes in the methodology.
Updated: Updated to reflect changes to the ETL criteria.
Information for manufacturers, including how to:
There is additional information for manufacturers of lighting, pipework insulation, automatic monitoring and targeting systems, air source split and multi-split heat pumps (including VRF) and CHP.
Updated: GDPR privacy notice added for heat metering and billing notification data.
The Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 implement the requirements in the Energy Efficiency Directive with respect to the supply of distributed heat, cooling and hot water.
The Energy Efficiency Directive promotes energy efficiency in the EU by laying down rules to overcome challenges in the supply and use of energy.
To understand whether or not you are affected by the regulations, the Office for Product Safety and Standards (Safety & Standards) has developed a guidance document to help define what is and isn’t in scope.
The following are dates where the regulation states that requirements need to be met:
The cost effectiveness tool is currently being revised by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Therefore, pending the revision of the tool it is advised that no further assessments should be undertaken.
The remaining requirements in the regulations are unaffected (for example in relation to building-level meters and newly constructed buildings connected to a district heating network and those buildings on district heating networks that undergo a major renovation).
BEIS is working towards launching a public consultation on a revised methodology for assessing the cost effectiveness of metering for district and communal heat networks. Accordingly, Safety & Standards will take a pragmatic approach for any non-compliance with this requirement until a new tool and re-testing date is in place. The consultation will also seek views on some additional areas where the regulations could benefit from clarification following the first three years of implementation.
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed that it would not be appropriate for them (the FCA) to impose fines or other disciplinary measures in respect of a breach of the requirement within the heat network (metering and billing) regulations 2014 (as amended), that certain heat suppliers must test whether it is cost-effective to fit heat meters in multi-occupancy buildings, and where appropriate, fit them by 31 December 2016.
Furthermore, it is unlikely that the FCA would take other regulatory action (where a heat supplier was separately regulated by the FCA) if the only non-compliance was in relation to the requirement to test for and fit meters where cost effective. As such, it is not considered necessary for a heat supplier to inform the FCA if it has been unable to meet this requirement.
Following the planned public consultation, BEIS intends to launch a new cost effectiveness tool and accompanying regulatory amendments.
Safety & Standards receives a large number of enquiries relating to the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 and has summarised some of the most common in the following document.
If you are a supplier of heat, cooling, and/or hot water you must notify Safety & Standards using the notification template below.
Unless otherwise indicated, every box should be completed.
The Heat Metering and Billing Regulations 2014 require heat suppliers to notify the Secretary of State if they have an existing heat network.
As of November 2016, notifications representing around 17,000 networks have been collected under the requirement. This includes both district heating systems and communal heating. The summary tables provide data on the number of networks reported with a country split, number of final customers by location and building type, heating capacity (kW), generation (kWh) and supplied (kWh) by country for networks that have been quality assured and cooling capacity (kW), generation (kWh) and supplied (kWh) in the UK for networks that have been quality assured.
On 7 December 2017 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) issued a mandatory notice under section 174 of the Enterprise Act 2002 to BEIS. This requires BEIS to produce data relating to heat network notifications to the CMA, to support a market study by the CMA into the heat networks sector. On this basis, BEIS has provided the CMA with a copy of the information provided by heat suppliers (including some personal data) as part of the notification process. Any information disclosed to the CMA is governed by the protections offered by Part 9 of the Enterprise Act 2002, the Data Protection Act 1998, and all other applicable information law.
BEIS welcomes the CMA’s announcement of a market study on the heat networks sector and will support the CMA in its evidence gathering. The study will contribute to developing our understanding of the market and any potential issues affecting heat networks customers. More information on the CMA and the market study can be found on the CMA case page.
Safety & Standards has developed guidance to assist heat suppliers in providing information as part of the notification.
An associated spreadsheet, the Heat Estimator, has been created to further aid calculations. Each worksheet in the Heat Estimator corresponds to the numbered methods described in the guidance. The data worksheet is left visible so users can understand which values are being used.
If the majority of your final customers are in Scotland you will also have to declare the Unique Property Reference Number (UPRN) of every final customer on the network. Scottish UPRNs can be found on the One Scotland Gazetteer. A UPRN spreadsheet is available on the second sheet of the notifications template or stand-alone here: UPRN table
. Please complete one UPRN sheet per network.
Once you have completed the notification template please return either by email to heatnotifications@beis.gov.uk or by post to:
Office for Product Safety and Standards
Heat Network Notification
Stanton Avenue
Teddington
Middlesex
TW11 0JZ
The deadline for notifying Safety & Standards for the first time was 31st December 2015.
The sections on the notification form on cost effectiveness do not need to be completed but the remaining notification requirements still apply.
Heat suppliers must submit an updated notification for every four year period following first notification. There is no requirement to re-notify for a change of heat supplier.
The requirements of the Energy Efficiency Directive with respect to the supply of distributed heat, cooling and hot water is part of UK law under the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) Regulations 2014 as amended by the Heat Network (Metering and Billing) (Amendment) Regulations 2015.
The European Commission has produced a guidance document to help explain the heat networks legislation.
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Updated: Updated for October 2018
Further information about seizure and improvement notices can be found in the Enforcement strategy for animal medicines
Updated: Updated register of specials manufacturing sites
Manufacturers are required to comply with the principles of Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) where appropriate in relation to the following types of authorisation:
manufacturing authorisation (ManA)
manufacturing extemporaneous products (Specials) authorisation (ManSA)
autogenous vaccine authorisation (AVA-I/S)
non food animal blood banks authorisation (NFABBA)
equine stem cell centre authorisation (ESCCA)
exemptions for small pet animals (Schedule 6)
For information about the requirements for veterinary only manufacturers.
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An application for a ManA or ManSA should be accompanied by a Site Master File.
To help process your application more efficiently you should provide, in addition to paper copies, an electronic copy of the application or any parts of it. These should be in MS Word if possible, although other formats are acceptable.
You must submit your application to the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD).
The VMD will validate your application within 10 days of receipt although this time will be extended if the VMD has to ask you for further information.
After validation we will carry out the pre-approval inspection within 90 days.
The VMD charges a fee for:
The application and annual fees are not refundable or transferable.
We may refuse to grant an authorisation or may grant an authorisation that is different than that applied for. In such cases we will notify you.
Where a site handles both human and veterinary medicines you should also refer to guidance published by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA).
Any queries should be directed to the Regulatory Information Service on 020 3080 7400 or via their website.
You can contact the Inspections administration team by email at inspections@vmd.defra.gsi.gov.uk.or by phone on 01932 338426 or 338328.
Details of authorised manufacturing sites (ManA holders) and Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Certificates can be accessed by searching the European database, EudraGMDP. See
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