Warrants have been granted to allow the forcible fitting of prepayment meters for the first time in months following a scandal over the practice.
A district judge has given Scottish Power permission to enter homes to fit meters after bills were unpaid.
But nothing will happen until approval has been given by energy regulator Ofgem. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.
But nothing will happen until approval has been given by energy regulator Ofgem. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.
An investigation by The Times, exposing the actions of agents for British Gas, led to a public outcry.
The courts service also came under criticism for waving through batches of applications from suppliers.
Since February, no forced fittings of meters have taken place, and the regulator has drawn up a code of conduct that sets out what suppliers are required to do.
Some 124 applications were made by Scottish Power at Berkshire Magistrates Court, sitting in Reading, on Thursday.
Warrants have been granted to allow the forcible fitting of prepayment meters for the first time in months following a scandal over the practice.
But nothing will happen until approval has been given by energy regulator Ofgem. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.
A district judge has given Scottish Power permission to enter homes to fit meters after bills were unpaid.
An investigation by The Times, exposing the actions of agents for British Gas, led to a public outcry.
But nothing will happen until approval has been given by energy regulator Ofgem. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.
But nothing will happen until approval has been given by energy regulator Ofgem. No supplier has yet satisfied all the criteria required.
An investigation by The Times, exposing the actions of agents for British Gas, led to a public outcry.
The courts service also came under criticism for waving through batches of applications from suppliers.
Since February, no forced fittings of meters have taken place, and the regulator has drawn up a code of conduct that sets out what suppliers are required to do.
Some 124 applications were made by Scottish Power at Berkshire Magistrates Court, sitting in Reading, on Thursday.
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