Independent Technical Expert Definition Updates and Report Templates

This page provides full details of the proposed change, relevant dates and decisions.

What is the issue?

Below is a summary of the issues that the Change Proposal seeks to address:

• Significant variance in the nature of ITE providers – CMAG Members have highlighted that
  the expertise, quality standards and experience of ITE organisations/individuals varies
  enormously.
•  Significant variance in the nature of ITE reports submitted to EMR DB – CMAG Members
  have highlighted that the content of ITE reports that are submitted to EMR DB varies enormously.
• EMR DB has limited powers to reject poor quality ITE reports – EMR DB have highlighted
  that they only have powers to assess ITE reports against the requirements set out in the CM Rules.
  As a result, the ITE report rejections reasons are primarily limited to whether relevant ITE
  declarations have been made and whether an ITE that has prepared a given report meets the
  requirements to be an ITE. Importantly, EMR DB have stated their powers to reject on the basis of
  the evidence and content of a submitted report is limited.
• Suitability of ITE reporting requirements – Questions have been raised as to whether the
  current provisions suitably distinguish between relevant CMU types and Generating Unit
  attributes
• Level of Assurance – Concerns have been raised as to whether the current CM Rules ITE
  Reporting requirements deliver the appropriate level of assurance intended by policy. Members
  have raised specific concerns in relation to:
  • A lack of consequence for providing poor quality ITE reports;
  • Whether, in some cases, ITE reports may be required when they are not adding any value,
    or not required when they could add a level of assurance; and
  • It is not clear what assurance value some requirements of ITEs or ITE reports add.

What is the proposed solution?

CP382 seeks to:

• Update the ITE definition to remove the requirement for international experience;
• Move to a report template based approach. The proposer contends that this is easier for both the ITE to complete and for the
  Delivery Body to assess whilst still confirming a similar level of checks from one ITE to another