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Self-Lay and Requisitioning Letters
SLR 01/05 3 March 2005 Consultation on version 2.0 of self-lay guidance to companies Dear Colleague, In March 2002 we issued version 1.0 of our guidance on 'Competition in providing new water mains and service pipes' (the self-lay policy guidance) to the industry. This set out the policies that we expected water companies to follow when entering into self-lay agreements with developers and contractors. Since then, there have been some key changes in the market. In November 2003, the Water Act received Royal Assent. The self-lay provisions of this new legislation came into effect in June 2004. They formalise the existing self-lay regime and set out how charges and payments for this work should be calculated. We issued our guidance documents 'Financial arrangements for self-lay and requisitioning agreements' and 'Process for handling disputes and appeals' in May 2004 to coincide with the start of the new regime. There are also a number of other bodies who are currently developing schemes that will help to improve the opportunities for self-lay contractors to carry out work. As a result of these changes we have decided to update and consolidate our existing self-lay policy guidance. I attach our consultation on the revised guidance. We are not seeking to change the established principles. However, we have deleted some of the original principles and proposed some new ones. These are listed at sections 1.5 and 1.6. In particular, we are proposing that water companies should allow self-lay organisations to fit meters where they can meet the required standards. If you have any comments, please can you send them to Sarah Thomas by 1 June 2005. Yours sincerely Tony Smith Director of Competition and Consumer Affairs  |
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