ACS has responded to a consultation launched by energy regulator Ofgem, welcoming proposals to expand the number of businesses that have access to the Energy Ombudsman.
In the consultation, Ofgem outlines its plans to expand the support that the Energy Ombudsman provides to include a wider range of businesses. Under current rules, the Ombudsman can only help businesses that meet Ofgem’s microbusiness definition, but the proposals would expand that to businesses with up to 50 employees.
ACS has responded to a consultation launched by energy regulator Ofgem, welcoming proposals to expand the number of businesses that have access to the Energy Ombudsman.
In the consultation, Ofgem outlines its plans to expand the support that the Energy Ombudsman provides to include a wider range of businesses. Under current rules, the Ombudsman can only help businesses that meet Ofgem’s microbusiness definition, but the proposals would expand that to businesses with up to 50 employees.
We’re just two weeks away from our ACS/PRA Forecourt, Power, and Convenience Conference coming up on the 31st January, and it is a must-attend event for anyone interested in fuel retailing, the challenges facing convenience and petrol retailers, and the opportunities for growth in the forecourt sector. Held at the King Power Stadium in Leicester, this event brings together experts in the fuel and convenience sectors to outline the next steps for this changing market.
ACS has reiterated its calls to all Police and Crime Commissioners to prioritise shop theft as more Commissioners outline their plans to tackle crime in their local areas.
Earlier this week, Ben Adams, Police and Crime Commissioner for Staffordshire met with Spar Retailer Julian Taylor-Green and ACS Government Relations Director Edward Woodall to discuss the impact of shop theft on Julian’s store and across the convenience sector.
Jasmine has a real passion when it comes to supporting our young people and helping them through challenging and difficult times. A real understanding of trauma and its impacts is something Jasmine is passionate about embedding across an array of services, businesses and organisations. Believing everyone should be trauma informed, Jasmine has worked with the Violence Reduction Partnership for 3 years and covers Birmingham, Solihull, and Coventry as the delivery manager.
I was appointed an Area Organiser in 1989 and had day to day responsibility for Sussex. I became Deputy Regional Secretary for our Eastern Region (which covers most of London and the home countries) in 2006 and stepped up to Regional Secretary of the same Region in 2014.
I was elected Deputy General Secretary of Usdaw in 2018.
Superintendent Patrick Holdaway, from the City of London Police, has led the National Business Crime Centre (NBCC) since December 2018. Prior to that Patrick was the business crime lead in Hampshire Constabulary where he spent 26 years prior to transferring to the City of London Police in 2021.
Join us on Tuesday 5th March at the Eastside Rooms, Central Birmingham for the first ever Safe and Responsible Retailing Conference. This new event brings together experts in crime prevention, responsible retailing and product regulation to give you the tools you need to navigate these crucial issues in 2024.
ACS (the Association of Convenience Stores) is encouraging colleagues working in the convenience sector to complete the 2024 Colleague Survey, and be in with a chance of winning one of 10 £100 shopping vouchers.
