Select Committee · Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Back-billing by energy companies

Status: Closed Opened: 11 Mar 2025 Closed: 31 Dec 2025

The BBC Money Box programme recently featured an issue with energy retailers improperly chasing customers for energy that should have been billed over 12 months previously. Retailers had been forcing customers to go through the Ombudsman, despite the clear rules and guidance. The Committee wishes to get a consumer perspective and discover what Ofgem and …

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
19 Mar 2025 Beth Martin · Ofgem, Jane Walker · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Jessica Skilbeck · Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Martin Lewis CBE · Money Saving Expert, Miatta Fahnbulleh MP · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Tim Jarvis · Ofgem View ↗