This petition was submitted during the 2015-2017 parliament
Rejected petition Demand a full investigation into Scottish Power as an energy supplier.
Scottish Power have recently changed systems which has encountered 1000s of people having issues with accounts that they do and do not have. The ombudsman are out of their depth in dealing with this and an investigation needs to be conducted before this gets out of hand.
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There are facebook accounts, radio casts, newspaper reportings on this matter. The ombudsman has been brought in but they are out of their depth due to volume of complaints and people´s credit rating is being affected.
This petition was rejected
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the UK Government or Parliament is not directly responsible for.
The issue you raise is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament. Investigations into the energy sector are the responsibility of Ofgem, which is independent. You can find out more about what Ofgem can do for you here:
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/investigations
https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/investigations/ofgems-powers
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