History of changes to our charging rules

Wholesale Charging Rules

 

Date of Issue of the charging rules Summary of change to the Wholesale Charging Rules Link to relevant publication
20 October 2021 Adding a small number of definitions and clarifying the publication dates of charging document Statutory consultation on updating Ofwat’s charging rules
27 March 2020 A new sentence has been added to confirm that these rules apply to the Isles of Scilly from 1 April 2020. Ofwat’s reasons for varying South West Water’s area of
appointment and updating statutory documents to include
the Isles of Scilly
20 December 2018 Amendment to the definition of a small company Charges Scheme Rules,
Wholesale Charging Rules and
Charging Rules for New
Connection Services (English
Undertakers) decision document
16 October 2018 Amendment focused on making March 2018 changes permanent. Consultation on changes to the Wholesale Charging
Rules in accordance with 66E and 117I of the Water
Industry Act 1991
March 2018. Expired September 2018 Temporary change to ensure that our charging rules for new connection services (English Undertakers) apply to developer services requested through a retailer. Changes to our wholesale charging rules to include charging
rules for new connection services for English water companies
November 2016 First issue of charging rules Link Wholesale Charging Rules – Decision Document

 

 

Charges Scheme Rules

 

Date of Issue of the charging rules Summary of change to the Charges Scheme Rules Link to relevant publication
5 December 2022 Strengthening the role of affordability and other key charging principles, and clarifying our position on charging trials Charging rules from April 2023
20 October 2021 Moving rules relating to infrastructure charges to the Charging rules for New Connection Services (English Undertakers). Also, simplifying the publication dates of charging publications. link Charging rules from April 2022
27 March 2020 Insertion of new 2A to confirm that the rules apply on the Isles of Scilly from 1 April 2020 Ofwat’s reasons for varying South West Water’s area of
appointment and updating statutory documents to include
the Isles of Scilly
20 December 2018 Amendment to make the previous temporary amendment permanent. Charges Scheme Rules,
Wholesale Charging Rules and
Charging Rules for New
Connection Services (English
Undertakers) decision document
29 June 2018 Temporary amendment focused on when infrastructure charges can be levied. Changes to our Charges Scheme Rules and Charging Rules for
New Connection Services (English Undertakers) concerning
infrastructure charges made by English water companies
15 December 2016 Changes made to align with the newly introduced Charging Rules for New Connection Services (English Undertakers) Charging rules for new
connections: decision
document
17 November 2015 First issue of charging rules Final charges scheme rules and summary of
responses to our draft charges scheme rules

 

 

Charging Rules for New Connection Services (English Undertakers)

Date of Issue of the charging rules Summary of change to the Charging Rules for New Connection Services (English Undertakers) Link to relevant publication
20 October 2021 Moving rules relating to infrastructure charges from the Charges Scheme Rules. Adding a number of standardised terms. Also, simplifying the publication dates of charging publications. Charging rules from April 2022
27 March 2020 Change to paragraph 2 to confirm that from 1 April 2020 these rules will also apply to the Isles of Scilly. Ofwat’s reasons for varying South West Water’s area of
appointment and updating statutory documents to include
the Isles of Scilly
15 July 2019 Moved the income offset from requisition charges to infrastructure charges. Clarified the balance of charges rule. Charging rules for new connections and
new developments for English companies
from April 2020 – decision document
20 December 2018 Amendment to make the June 2018 changes permanent. Charges Scheme Rules,
Wholesale Charging Rules and
Charging Rules for New
Connection Services (English
Undertakers) decision document
29 June 2018 Temporary urgent amendment to definition of network reinforcement to ensure that infrastructure charges could be levied regardless of the method by which developer services are procured. Changes to our Charges Scheme Rules and Charging Rules for
New Connection Services (English Undertakers) concerning
infrastructure charges made by English water companies
8 December 2017 First issue of charging rules New Connections Charging