Guidance

Reporting requirements under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995: guidance for local authorities

Guidance to help local authorities in England with their 2023 reporting requirements, supporting the delivery of energy efficiency improvements to residential properties within their area.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 26 July 2012
• Last updated: 29 December 2023 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 reporting requirements: guidance for local authorities

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Home Energy Conservation Act 1995: privacy notice

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Details

This guidance, issued under the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995, asks local authorities (LAs) to publish a report by 29 February 2024 outlining their plans to promote improved energy efficiency in their areas. The data submitted through these reports helps:

• inform policy thinking on energy efficiency
• build an ongoing picture of local and national energy efficiency policy delivery

Process for submitting reports

Local authorities need to submit their Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA) Report online.

This document provides a list of all the questions so that local authorities can draft their responses before completing and submitting their report online.

Local authority representatives: please email [email protected] stating your local authority name and that you wish to receive the HECA 2023 report link: we will then send you the link to the online survey.

Please use the digital response form wherever possible. You don’t need to submit any other reporting material alongside the form.

Local authorities should publish their responses. This can be in any format as long as the published report contains the core information submitted via the online survey. They don’t need to publish all the information submitted if not appropriate.

Published 26 July 2012
Last updated 29 December 2023 + show all updates

1. 29 December 2023

   Guidance updated to help local authorities in England with their 2023 reporting requirements.

2. 5 February 2021

   Updated guidance to help local authorities in England with 2021 reporting requirements.

3. 13 February 2019

   Privacy notice added.

4. 17 January 2019

   Updated guidance to help local authorities in England with 2019 reporting requirements

5. 4 January 2017

   Updated guidance for preparing reports for 31 March 2017.

6. 2 April 2013

   Updated version of HECA guidance

7. 26 July 2012

   First published.