Regulation 8 Amendment of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012

after paragraph (2) insert—

“(2A)

Where the keeper of the register discloses bulk access data to the Secretary of State for statistical or research purposes in relation to energy efficiency or the use, generation or saving of energy, such bulk access data may be published by the Secretary of State if—

(a)

the data is published in anonymised form; and

(b)

the data does not include any information revealing the report reference number for an energy performance certificate.

(2B)

In paragraph (2A) “anonymised form” means that the data is in a form calculated to prevent the data from being identified as relating to a particular person or building.”; and

after paragraph (4) insert—

“(5)

The keeper of the register may disclose to a person who operates an accreditation scheme approved by the Secretary of State under regulation 22—

(a)

any document entered onto the register; and

(b)

any associated data.

(6)

Any document or data which is disclosed under paragraph (5)—

(a)

may only be disclosed to the operator of the accreditation scheme through which the energy assessor entered the document or data on the register; and

(b)

shall not include any green deal information or any information revealing the report reference number for an energy performance certificate relating to a green deal property.

(7)

The keeper of the register may disclose bulk access data, which relates to a dwelling, to—

(a)

the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority (“the Authority”);

(b)

the Secretary of State; and

(c)

a person acting on behalf of the Authority or the Secretary of State;

for the purposes of enabling the Authority or the Secretary of State to carry out any function in relation to a scheme established under section 100 of the Energy Act 2008^f1.

(8)

Any data disclosed under paragraph (7) shall not include any—

(a)

information revealing the location of an excluded building (or any information from which the location of such a building can be deduced); or

(b)

information revealing the address or postcode of an identifiable person where an opt-out has effect under regulation 30.”