{"id":6716,"date":"2025-07-21T08:46:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/?p=6716"},"modified":"2025-07-21T08:46:54","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T08:46:54","slug":"solid-wall-insulation-scandal-kicks-off-shake-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/solid-wall-insulation-scandal-kicks-off-shake-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Solid wall insulation scandal kicks off shake-up"},"content":{"rendered":"

Widespread failings in solid wall insulation work carried out under government energy schemes have triggered a major review of the UK’s retrofit regime.<\/p>\n

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has formed a Retrofit System Reform Advisory Panel after routine checks exposed a pattern of poor-quality installations delivered through the Energy Company Obligation 4 (ECO4) and Great British Insulation Scheme (GBIS).<\/p>\n

This prompted the Government to 39 solid wall insulation specialists from installing new insulation in people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n

The botched work has highlighted deep flaws in the current regulatory system, with ministers now pledging a full overhaul to protect homeowners and raise standards.<\/p>\n

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The panel \u2013 made up of experts from the retrofit supply chain, consumer groups and enforcement bodies \u2013 will meet for the first time this summer.<\/p>\n

Its job is to advise ministers on cleaning up the fragmented retrofit landscape by tightening rules, simplifying redress and improving oversight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Retrofit System Reform Advisory Panel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Adam Scorer<\/td>\nChief executive, National Energy Action<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gillian Cooper<\/td>\nDirector of energy, Citizens Advice<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Anthony Pygram<\/td>\nMember, Committee on Fuel Poverty<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion Baeli<\/td>\nPrincipal, sustainability transformation, Egis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dr Hywel Davies<\/td>\nHead of insight, Chartered Association of Building Engineers (CABE)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynne Sullivan OBE<\/td>\nBoard chair, National Retrofit Hub<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charlotte Lee<\/td>\nChief executive, Heat Pump Association<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brian Berry<\/td>\nChief executive, Federation of Master Builders<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Ministers want to restore confidence in home energy upgrades by introducing a stronger, more joined-up system for installer accreditation, compliance, quality checks and consumer protections.<\/p>\n

The review will not deal with specific cases of remediation but will focus on long-term reforms, aiming to prevent future failures and strengthen enforcement across the board.<\/p>\n

The 12-month panel will be chaired by minister Fahnbulleh and work confidentially, with all participants required to sign NDAs due to the sensitive nature of the policy proposals being tested.<\/p>\n

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from Construction Enquirer https:\/\/ift.tt\/laKsJdG<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Widespread failings in solid wall insulation work carried out under government energy schemes have triggered a major review of the UK’s retrofit regime. The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero has formed a Retrofit System Reform Advisory Panel after routine checks exposed a pattern of poor-quality installations delivered through the Energy Company Obligation 4 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":147,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[9],"class_list":["post-6716","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-construction-enquirer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6716"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6717,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6716\/revisions\/6717"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/153"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cita.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}