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GOVERNMENT & INDUSTRY ORGANISATIONS 190 UTILITY WEEK ENERGY SUPPLY HANDBOOK 2014 Office of Gas and Electricity Markets (Ofgem) 9 Millbank, London SW1P 3GE Tel: 020 7901 7000 Fax: 020 7901 7066 Website: www.ofgem.gov.uk Ofgem is the Office of the Gas and Electricity Markets. Protecting consumers is its first priority. It does this by promoting competition, wherever appropriate, and regulating the monopoly companies which run the gas and electricity networks. The interests of gas and electricity consumers are their interests taken as a whole, including their interests in the reduction of greenhouse gases and in the security of the supply of gas and electricity to them. Other priorities and influences include: • Helping to secure Britain's energy supplies by promoting competitive gas and electricity markets – and regulating them so that there is adequate investment in the networks; and • Contributing to the drive to curb climate change and other work aimed at sustainable development by, for example: helping the gas and electricity industries to achieve environmental improvements as efficiently as possible; and taking account of the needs of vulnerable customers, particularly older people, those with disabilities and those on low incomes. Ofgem is governed by an Authority, consisting of non-executive and executive members and a non-executive chair. Non-executive members bring experience and expertise from a range of areas including industry, social policy, environmental work, finance and Europe. The Authority determines strategy, sets policy priorities and takes decisions on a range of matters, including price controls and enforcement. The Authority's powers are provided for under the Gas Act 1986, the Electricity Act 1989, the Utilities Act 2000, the Competition Act 1998 and the Enterprise Act 2002. Ofgem Group Chairman David Gray Interim Chief Executive Officer Andrew Wright Director GB External Relations, Scotland and Wales Charles Gallacher Associate Director, Finance and Risk Management Paul Heseltine Director, Human Resources David Gillies Associate Director, Procurement and Facilities Richard Fawssett Director, Information Management and Technology Milton James Head of Legal Profession David Ashbourne Ofwat – The Water Services Regulation Authority Centre City Tower, 7 Hill Street, Birmingham, West Midlands B5 4UA Tel: 0121 644 7500 Fax: 0121 644 7559 Email: mailbox@ofwat.gsi.gov.uk Website: www.ofwat.gov.uk Oil & Gas UK 6th Floor East, Portland House, Bressenden Place, London SW1E 5BA Tel: 020 7802 2400 Email: info@oilandgasuk.co.uk Website: www.oilandgasuk.co.uk Aberdeen – 3rd Floor, The Exchange 2, 62 Market Street, Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire AB11 5PJ.