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Report of the Acting Strategic Director, Communities and Environment

Consideration has been given to the biennial progress update in relation

to the Home Energy Conservation Act 1995 .

RESOLVED -            (i)         That Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA)                                                    Report, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be                                             approved.

                                    (ii)        That the report be submitted to the Department of                                            Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy prior to                                              31 May 2019.

                                    (iii)       That the report be published on the Council’s                                                    website

                                    (iv)      That an update report be received in March 2021.

The above decisions were made for the following reasons:

(A)      To meet the Council’s statutory obligations under         HECA (1995).

(B)      To continue improving the energy efficiency of both housing and non-domestic buildings in    Gateshead.

(C)      To reduce C02 emissions from the domestic sector.