Code Manager Licence Conditions and Code Modification Appeals to the CMA

Overview

In this joint DESNZ/Ofgem consultation, we set out our proposals for code manager standard licence conditions and code modification appeals to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). 

This follows our first joint consultation in 2024, which consulted on a selection of code manager licence conditions, as well as proposals for the secondary legislation underpinning Ofgem’s code manager selection process. Since consulting, we have laid the Code Manager Selection Regulations 2024, which will enable Ofgem to select code managers and so begin implementing code governance reforms. 

We are now developing a full set of code manager licence conditions and proposals for the code modifications appeals process to the CMA. The consultation covers: 

Code manager licence conditions 

We set out the full set of standard licence conditions, including some follow-up on proposals form the original consultation.   

Code modification appeals to the CMA 

We set out proposals for how eligible parties may challenge Ofgem decisions on code modifications. Our aim is to ensure that industry has appropriate routes to challenge decisions and achieve a fair outcome.  

Read the consultation document and Code Manager Standard Licence Conditions on GOV.UK.

What happens next

Our consultation response, including a summary of the responses recived, will be published in due course.