1. 22 March 2017

2. Agenda 09.30 Arrival and Refreshments 10.00 Welcome and Introduction
Minutes of last meeting, action points and matters arising
ALEO update
Stuart Chapman from the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. His remit includes Community & Business Energy as well as local issues. Stuart to outline BEIS direction and aims.
Q & A Session: this will be an opportunity for you to ask questions as well as giving Stuart the opportunity of collating feed-back from you.
HECA Report 2017: Comment, advice and support, all to contribute.
Regional round-up
Industry Briefing
AOB:
Chair and Vice Chair position.
Close.

3. Update ALEO members survey 2017
ALEO has opened its first members survey - available at the following link: The survey can be submitted by all ALEO members and associate members, in the public, private or third sectors with a remit for domestic energy efficiency, fuel poverty, climate change, or other related fields. By 31st March 2017
Energy Company Obligation - 1st April 2017 – 1st October 2018
18 month scheme from 1st April 2017 – 1st October 2018.
£960m budget for the 18 month period.
70% Affordable Warmth. 30% CERO with a small rural component 15% of overall CERO target. No CSCO, Social Housing in EPC Bands E, F and G added
Up to 10% of the Affordable Warmth target can be delivered through Local Authority declarations that a household is fuel poor although not necessarily in the AW qualifying group.

4. CONSULTATION RESPONCE
ENERGY COMPANY OBLIGATION:
HELP TO HEAT APRIL 2017 TO SEPTEMBER 2018
The Government Response and Impact Assessment can be found on the BEIS website:

5. HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT 1995
Authorities are required to publish these reports every two years, with the next reports due in March 2017 (thereafter by 31 March 2019 up to 31 March 2027).
What information does the Act require from Authorities?
the Secretary of State for BEIS requires Authorities to report on
• Local energy efficiency ambitions and priorities
• Measures that take advantage of financial assistance and other benefits offered from central Government initiatives, to help result in significant energy efficiency improvements of residential accommodation.

6. HOME ENERGY CONSERVATION ACT 1995
• Measures which the authority has developed to implement energy efficiency improvements cost-effectively in residential accommodation by using area based/street by street roll out involving local communities and partnerships (e.g. social housing partners, voluntary organisations and town/parish councils).
• A timeframe for delivery and national and local partners

7. AOB: Regional round-up Industry Briefing
Chair and Vice Chair position.