PART IIISupply of information to consumers

Information to be provided to consumers10

1

Each regulated provider must ensure that its complaints handling procedure appears at a clear and prominent location on its website.

2

Where a consumer complaint has not become a resolved complaint by the end of the first working day after the day the consumer complaint was first received by a regulated provider, the regulated provider must as soon as reasonably practicable (unless it has already done so in respect of the relevant consumer complaint):

a

direct the complainant to the complaints handling procedure on its website; and

b

offer to provide a copy of the complaints handling procedure to the complainant free of charge.

3

Each regulated provider F1who holds a licence under section 7A(1) of the Gas Act 1986 or section 6(1)(d) of the Electricity Act 1989 or both must, at least once in every twelve-month period, inform all of its domestic consumers (or arrange for all of its domestic consumers to be informed) of the existence of its complaints handling procedure and how a relevant consumer may obtain a copy of it.

4

A regulated provider must provide a copy of its complaints handling procedure, free of charge, to any person who requests a copy.