On 3 May, DESNZ published its response to its consultation on proposed amendments to supply chain plans (SCPs) and Contracts for Difference (CfD) delivery. This aimed to make the CfD scheme and SCPs more adaptable and forward looking to keep pace with the scale of change needed to meet the government’s target of a fully decarbonised electricity system by 2035. The response confirms the government’s decision to implement a series of amendments to the scheme ahead of Allocation Round 5, including: requiring SCPs from all Floating Offshore Wind projects, shortening the validity period of a SCP Statement of Approval from 12 months to nine months, introducing an ‘Interview with applicants’ stage into the SCP process, raising the standard of SCPs, creating a more precise question template, strengthening the Non-Delivery Disincentive mechanism and amending the CfD Allocation regulations to align to a change introduced for Allocation Round. As part of its announcement, the government added that it has published a new consultation on Updating the Allocation Round 5 Supply Chain Plan questionnaire which closes on 14 June.