'Secret court hearings' continue in key pre-payment meter update

Prepayment meters called to be scrapped amid secret court hearings

Campaigners are calling on the Government and energy regulator to immediately suspend forced prepayment meter installations, following fresh concern over how court warrants are being approved.The End Fuel Poverty Coalition said new evidence suggests magistrates are authorising warrants during closed court sessions, often without scrutinising the underlying applications.The coalition, which represents more than 100 charities, campaign groups and …

'Secret court hearings' continue in key pre-payment meter update

The Chief Magistrate is conducting a review

Key pre-payment meter update amid 'secret court hearings'

The Chief Magistrate is reviewing how warrants are being issued

Ministers urged to halt forced prepayment meters amid secret court hearings concerns

Campaigners have written to the Government and Ofgem demanding an immediate new pause on forced prepayment meter installations, after fresh revelations that magistrates’ courts are continuing to approve bulk warrants through secret hearings. In a letter sent to the Minister for Energy Consumers, the Minister for Courts and Ofgem’s Chief Executive, the End Fuel Poverty Coalition warns that households are still being subjected to forced entry and …