🔴 Only 72 out of more than 500,000 applications by energy firms to force entry to homes have been refused since July 2021 amid mounting concerns over the installation of expensive prepayment meters, theipaper can reveal deankirby_ reports:
from the forced installation of prepayment meters.
The admission raised doubts about the level of oversight for warrants being issued by courts to energy firms to force entry into properties. It has also prompted accusations of a legal “wild west” leaving some of the UK’s poorest families at risk of having no gas or electricity this Christmas.investigation also revealed that magistrates are processing hundreds of the same warrants in just minutes, with the Magistrates’ Association saying they have “no choice” but to grant them.
“Ofgem has already taken action against suppliers through our compliance and enforcement action, including our recent review into how energy suppliers treat vulnerable customers. We will take further action as necessary.” “This practice of bulk approving warrants runs contrary to fair justice and the Government must launch a full inquiry into what has happened, the evidence energy firms offered to courts and the role of magistrates in enabling this scandal to take place.”
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