Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties
Who’s involved in Technical Assurance?
The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) agrees an annual scope of work for Technical Assurance. It details checks designed to provide assurance on high-risk processes and any gap areas not covered by other Performance Assurance Framework (PAF) techniques.
We conduct checks either via site visits or off-site reviews of information and data.
The following Performance Assurance Parties (PAPs) may be subject to checks at the discretion of the Performance Assurance Board:
- Suppliers
- Supplier Agents
- Licensed Distributors acting as Unmetered Supplier Operators (UMSOs) and Supplier Meter Registration Agents (SMRAs)
- Meter Administrators (MAs)
- If you are selected for a TA check, we will contact you with rationale for the check, timescales and a request for data.
When does Technical Assurance take place?
The scope of work is set during the approval of the Risk Operating Plan (ROP). The scope contains the checks we will perform during the period.
TA Scope of Work 1 August 2008 to 31 March 2010 [101 Kb]
Version: 1.0Issued On: 28-July-2008
TA Scope of work for PAOP 3: April 2010 – March 2011 [66 Kb]
Version: 2.0Issued On: 20-August-2009
TA Scope of work for PAOP 4: April 2011 – March 2012 [102 Kb]
Version: 1.0Issued On: 04-November-2010
We produce an annual report on the results of the checks completed. This report is presented to the PAB and published on the Performance Assurance Reports page.
Past Technical Assurance checks
The PAB may commission a findings report following a programme of TA checks. These are available from the Performance Assurance Reports page.
Performance Assurance Framework
Technical Assurance of Performance Assurance Parties is a detective technique in ELEXON’s Performance Assurance Framework.
