Policy paper

Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill

The draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill will impose a price cap on domestic standard variable tariffs (SVTs) and default tariffs.

• From: Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 12 October 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariffs Cap) Bill

Ref: Cm. 9516

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This paper, laid in Parliament on Thursday 12 October 2017, includes the draft Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill, and the explanatory notes that accompany it.

The draft Bill details the provisions for providing Ofgem with a power and a duty to impose a tariff cap on domestic standard variable tariffs (SVTs) and default tariffs, with some exemptions.

Published 12 October 2017