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Consultations

MCS Consultations

MCS periodically issues consultations as a feedback loop for Standards development. This usually takes place when developing or updating MCS Scheme documents.

 

CONSULTATIONS

Feedback loop for Standards development

MCS periodically issues consultations. This usually takes place when developing or updating MCS Scheme documents.

Date Deadline for responses Description of Consultation Status Summary of Responses
Date 12/02/2024 Deadline for responses 11/03/2024 Description of Consultation

A four-week consultation on changes to MIS 3005-D: The Heat Pump Design Standard which aim to clarify the circumstances under which a hybrid heat pump heating system would be compliant with MCS requirements. Read more here

Status

Open

Summary of Responses
Date 30/11/2023 Deadline for responses 26/01/2024 Description of Consultation

MCS is consulting on the planning requirements for Air Source Heat Pumps in domestic properties. Read more here.

Status

Open

Summary of Responses
Date 11/12/2023 Deadline for responses 08/01/2023 Description of Consultation

MCS 034 details a methodology to enable MCS certified contractors to produce an estimate of the annual energy performance of a Biomass system which can be provided either before or after a full heat loss survey is completed. Read more here.

Status

Closed

Summary of Responses
Date 05/06/2023 Deadline for responses 17/07/2023 Description of Consultation

MCS consulted on the redevelopment of the Scheme.

The proposals outlined in the consultation aimed to reduce the complexity of the Certification Scheme that sit around MCS Standards, and to reset the Scheme’s consumer protections to give people the confidence that they need to engage with small-scale renewables.

 

Status

Closed

Summary of Responses

Please view proposal outcomes on the MCS Scheme Redevelopment page here.