62nd Report - Faulty energy efficiency installations

Select Committee
Public Accounts Committee HC 1229 23 January 2026
Report Status Government responded
Conclusions & Recommendations 39 items (19 recs)
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Government Response (AI assessment · 38 of 39 classified)
Accepted 9
Accepted in Part 2
Acknowledged 1
Deferred 3
Not Addressed 12
Rejected 11
Government response
Treasury minutes: Government response to the Committee of Public Accounts on the Sixty-second report from Session 2024-26 · published 7 Apr 2026
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Recommendations & Conclusions

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26 Conclusion Acknowledged
Future retrofit market size and government's Warm Homes Plan details remain unclear.
Conclusion
It is not clear the future retrofit market will be big enough to sustain businesses to meet the level of remediation required. Since we took evidence in November 2025, the government announced that it would end ECO, with no levies … Read more
Government Response Summary
The government announced it would end ECO, with no levies on consumer bills from April 2026, but that it would continue to invest in tackling fuel poverty through its Warm Homes Plan; however, it had not yet formally confirmed whether it would extend the period for suppliers to meet their existing ECO4 obligations beyond March 2026.
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