Performance Assurance Board (PAB): News

At its May 2022 meeting, the Performance Assurance Board (PAB) undertook a review of its approach to managing the Settlement Performance standard. The PAB has approved two changes to the Settlement Performance Standard.

The three-month notice period required to end the COVID-19 Supplier derogations begins on 1 July. The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) made this decision at its meeting on 24 June 2021, taking into account feedback from industry and the loosening of COVID-19 restrictions.

The PAB believe that there is now a reasonable level of confidence that Government restrictions which significantly impact Settlement operations have concluded. In particular, whilst some restrictions do remain in place, very few business premises are now required to remain closed.

The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) has recently announced changes to the mandatory status of Desktop Audits, Central Volume Allocation and Supplier Volume Allocation onsite Inspection Visits.

The Performance Assurance Board committee agree the approach to monitoring the Supplier Half Hourly (HH) and Non-Half Hourly (NHH) Settlement performance standards and applying Error and Failure Resolution (EFR) on a quarterly basis.

Here are details agreed by PAB regarding the current approach related to this period of time.

Please note that if you would like to follow further updates to this subject further information is available on the Monitoring the Settlement performance standards web page.

A metering issue that caused the submission of incorrect metering data in GSP Group A has been fixed, we can confirm. 

The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) has agreed an approach to manage performance standard issues and the application of Error and Failure Resolution (EFR). 

The consultation sets out the Settlement Risks identified for 2021/22, but we’d like BSC parties to let us know what they think of these risks and if they should be amended.

Supplier estimation derogations will continue until further notice. The derogations will be reviewed at April’s Performance Assurance Board (PAB) meeting, taking into consideration feedback from the industry.

Suppliers can continue to provide updated estimates of consumption that reflect changes in usage during periods of lockdown in Settlement for the foreseeable future. 

See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.

See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.

See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.

The Performance Assurance Board (PAB) has agreed an approach and timescales for ending the derogations from BSC rules and resuming Performance Assurance Techniques, which have supported BSC Parties in managing the impact of COVID 19. 

On 3 April 2020, the BSC Performance Assurance Board (PAB) approved temporary derogations from the BSC rules, in accordance with BSCP537, which allowed Suppliers to submit new estimates for non-domestic properties which better reflect their consumption during this period of lockdown.

See updates regarding estimation derogations during COVID-19.

An updated message from Mark Bygraves, CEO.