Registration is now open for the UKRPA National Conference 2024!
The 2024 edition of the UKRPA National Conference will take place on Wednesday 12 – Thursday 13 June 2024 at Ashorne Hill Conference Centre, Leamington Spa, CV33 9QW.
Make sure to secure your place now by contacting UKRPA@Gemserv.com.
Deadline for registration is Friday 26 April 2024.
Listen to the first episode of ‘A Day in the Life’ podcast to hear from an RP operative about the experiences and challenges they face on the ground.
RECCo has published its Theft Estimation Methodology report, which puts the figure at up to 1069 GWh for gas and 2837 GWh for electricity per year. This equates to £1.4billion per year, dependent on the cost of electricity wholesale price movements. Read the whole report here:
UKRPA Chairman Glenn Sheern joined the BBCRadio4 You and Yours programme on Monday 13th June 2022 to discuss the growing concern around people tampering with gas and electric meters. With more videos appearing on social media showing people how to steal energy by tampering with meters, Glenn warns of the dangers and the reasons behind the increase in activity.
If you missed the programme, you can listen here or an overview of the interview can be found here.
The Revenue Protection Operational Guidance is now accessible to Members through the website. Non Members can access a summary of the Operational Guidance on the Products page and can obtain further information by contacting the Secretary at UKRPA@Gemserv.com.
On 9th July 2019, the Galway Daily Newspaper reported that Gas Networks Ireland has facilitated the enforcement of a significant fine in Galway for a gas meter tamper.
Galway District Court was informed that Gas Networks Ireland investigated the property of Ciaran Scully (Castlegar) and found that the gas supply had been illegal interfered with. Mr Scully pleaded guilty and the Court fined him €3,500.
Gas Networks Ireland issued a public warning to highlight the public danger of interfering with gas supplies, with the Networks Safety Manager, Owen Wilson, confirming, “A tampered meter is dangerous and creates a risk of a gas explosion which can result in serious injury or even death. Those who tamper with gas meters not only put themselves at risk, but also other occupants of the property, neighbours and members of the public.”
You can find the full story here.
The Daily Mirror has published an article regarding a disabled customer discovering an illegal cannabis farm in his basement. Investigation is being carried out into the activities of the customer’s caring assistant.
As the Supplier, British Gas’ Revenue Protection Unit attended the site after ascertaining the customer’s bills were exceptionally high due to the growing of the cannabis farm. The case has been ongoing since last year.
The story can be found here.
Please contact UKRPA@Gemserv.com if you have any questions.
Tonight, the British Gas Revenue Protection team will be featuring as the headline story on the BBC One Show by giving an insight on energy theft which costs our industry more than £400 Million every year.
The UKRPA has published its response to the recent BBC News article on the high level of prosecutions for electricity theft in the Merseyside area.
Please download the press release here.
The Sentencing Council has published a revised guideline for judges and magistrates on the sentencing of theft offences. The guideline, which has been issued following a public consultation, will come into effect on 1stFebruary 2016.