Energy Performance Certificate reform – lodgement fees and penalty charges: technical consultation

Scottish Energy Performance Certificate Register Lodgement Fees and Penalty Charges - Questions

Q1. To what extent do you support or oppose the Scottish Government’s proposal that elements of the EPC regulatory regime which provide direct benefits to service users should be funded through a statutory fee levied on lodgement of each EPC?

The elements of the regime which provide direct benefits are the Register, Calculation Methodology, and on-site Audit & Inspection function).

• Strongly support
• Somewhat support
• Neither support nor oppose
• Somewhat oppose
• Strongly oppose
• Don’t know

Please give your reasons for this response.

Q2. To what extent do you support or oppose the Scottish Government’s proposal to raise the statutory fees levied upon lodgement by £3.40 for both domestic and nondomestic EPCs?

This rise is in order to meet the cost of the three elements of the EPC regulatory regime.

• Strongly support
• Somewhat support
• Neither support nor oppose
• Somewhat oppose
• Strongly oppose
• Don’t know

Please give your reasons for this response.

Q3. To what extent do you support or oppose the Scottish Government’s intention to review the lodgement fee level within two years of the new Regulations coming into force, to ensure they remain appropriate?

• Strongly support
• Somewhat support
• Neither support nor oppose
• Somewhat oppose
• Strongly oppose
• Don’t know

Please give your reasons for this response.

Q4. To what extent do you support or oppose the Scottish Government’s intention to review the new on-site Audit & Inspection function within two years of the new Regulations coming into force, to see if it remains appropriate?

• Strongly support
• Somewhat support
• Neither support nor oppose
• Somewhat oppose
• Strongly oppose
• Don’t know

Please give your reasons for this response.

Q5. What are your views on the appropriate level of penalty charges under the new Regulations going forward?

Please answer below.

Q6. To what extent do you support or oppose the Scottish Government’s intention to review the level of penalty charges within two years of the new Regulations coming into force, to ensure they remain appropriate?

• Strongly support
• Somewhat support
• Neither support nor oppose
• Somewhat oppose
• Strongly oppose
• Don’t know

Please give your reasons for this response.

Q7. Please provide any other commentary or observations you have on funding of the regulatory functions through lodgement fees, proposed in this consultation.

Where practical, please provide examples or evidence to support the issues you raise.

Please answer below.