Last week, a group of leading organisations representing the heating and plumbing industry wrote to Claire Perry, Minister of State at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, over concerns regarding the controversial Each Home Counts (EHC) review.
The letter urges the minister to halt the EHC review. It details how the voices of the industry have been ignored during the consultation process and raises concerns over the bodies in charge of the quality mark and possible conflicts of interest, as well as increased red tape burdens being placed on the industry. A few weeks ago, the Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) secured exemptions, yet it is now clear the scheme is pretty much compulsory in all but name. Industry partners are equally concerned over the lack of transparency and accountability associated with this scheme.