https://www.gov.uk/government/statistical-data-sets/quarterly-domestic-energy-switching-statistics<\/a>.<\/p>"}
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The Government wants a retail energy market that is both resilient and competitive, with companies able to invest in innovation and offer products and services that support decarbonisation. The Government is considering what reforms are needed to retail market regulation and will set out its plans ahead of the next price cap period<\/p>"}
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The Government does not believe in nationalisation and was under the impression the Official Opposition did not either.<\/p>"}
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Protecting the credit balances of domestic customers when energy companies cease trading is a priority for both Government and Ofgem, who manage the service transfer under the Supplier of Last Resort process.<\/p>"}
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BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem\u2019s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.<\/p>"}
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BEIS has regular discussions with Ofgem, including on what measures might be needed to help remove the barriers to consumer engagement. This includes the potential for collective switching and consideration of the results from Ofgem\u2019s previous trials. The Government will set out more details in due course.<\/p>"}
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The Government is supportive of Ofgem\u2019s interventions to make the energy retail market more competitive, for example the disengaged customer database, their customer engagement prompts and their faster and more reliable switching programme.<\/p>
<\/p>
Customers can save around £300 if they switch from a Standard Variable Tariff to a cheaper market alternative.<\/p>
<\/p>
The Government will also be working with Ofgem on a joint review of the retail market to promote competition and drive innovation.<\/p>"}
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Ofgem ran a simplified collective switch trial between February and April this year as part of its trials to engage disengaged consumers and helping them switch to a cheaper tariff, which involved around 50,000 customers from one of the six largest energy suppliers who had been on a standard variable tariff for three years or more. Overall, 22.4% of customers in the trial switched. Ofgem plans a larger collective switching trial later this autumn.<\/p>"}
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Ofgem are implementing a number of remedies which aim to increase engagement for those customers that have been on standard variable tariffs for 3 or more years. Following their first trial between February and April this year Ofgem plans to run second collective switching trial this autumn.<\/p>"}
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The Government will ensure any market interventions that are introduced to improve competition in the energy retail market are compliant with data protection laws; for example, our consideration of the interaction between the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and the retail energy Midata project.<\/p>
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