Energy Citation and commencement 1 1 These Regulations may be cited as the Energy Efficiency (Building Renovation and Reporting) (Amendment) Regulations 2020. 2 These Regulations come into force on 24th June 2020. 3 These Regulations cease to have effect at the instant immediately before the point immediately before IP completion day. Amendment of the Energy Efficiency (Building Renovation and Reporting) Regulations 2014 2 1 The Energy Efficiency (Building Renovation and Reporting) Regulations 2014 are amended as follows. 2 After regulation 5, insert— Long-term renovation strategy 5A 1 The Secretary of State must, after consultation with the other competent authorities, establish a long-term renovation strategy to support the renovation of residential and non-residential buildings into highly energy efficient and decarbonised building stock by 2050 (“long-term renovation strategy”). 2 The long-term renovation strategy must contain the information specified in Article 2a(1)(a) to (g) and (2) of Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings . 3 To support the mobilisation of investments into renovation as part of the long-term renovation strategy, the Secretary of State and other competent authorities must facilitate access to appropriate mechanisms for— a the aggregation of projects, including by investment platforms or groups, and by consortia of small and medium-sized enterprises, to enable investor access as well as packaged solutions for potential clients; b the reduction of the perceived risk of energy efficiency operations for investors and the private sector; c the use of public funding to leverage additional private-sector investment or address specific market failures; d guiding investments into an energy efficient public building stock, in line with the practitioners’ guide published by Eurostat and the European Investment Bank in May 2018 ; and e accessible and transparent advisory tools, such as one-stop-shops for consumers. 4 Before submission of the long-term renovation strategy to the Commission in accordance with paragraph (6), the Secretary of State must carry out a public consultation. 5 The Secretary of State must annex the following to the long-term renovation strategy— a details on the implementation of the most recent long-term renovation strategy submitted in accordance with paragraph (6), if any, including planned policies and actions; b a summary of the public consultation results. 6 The long-term renovation strategy must be submitted to the Commission as part of the integrated national energy and climate plan referred to in Article 3 of Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on the Governance of the Energy Union and Climate Action . 7 In this regulation, “Eurostat” means the statistical office of the European Union. Financial measure for energy efficiency improvements 5B 1 The Secretary of State and other competent authorities must link their financial measures for energy efficiency improvements in the renovation of buildings to the targeted or achieved energy savings. 2 This must be done using the results of a relevant, transparent and proportionate method that shows the improvement in energy performance. Information via advisory tools 5C 1 The Secretary of State and other competent authorities must provide information to the owners or tenants of buildings on— a energy performance certificates, including their purpose and objectives; b cost-effective measures; and c where appropriate, financial instruments to improve the energy performance of those buildings. 2 The Secretary of State and other competent authorities must provide information to the owners or tenants of buildings on the replacement of fossil fuel boilers with more sustainable alternatives. 3 The information referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) must be provided through accessible and transparent advisory tools such as renovation advice and one-stop-shops. 4 In this regulation, “energy performance certificate” has in relation to— a England and Wales, the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 ; b Northern Ireland, the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Certificates and Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008 ; c Scotland, the meaning given in regulation 2(1) of the Energy Performance of Buildings (Scotland) Regulations 2008 . . Kwasi Kwarteng Minister of State Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy 2nd June 2020