Following the Authority’s decision to approve SECMP0049 ‘Section D Review: Amendments to the Modification Process’ SEC v6.8 came into effect on 4 March 2019.
The sections of the SEC affected were:
- Section A ‘Definitions and Interpretation’
- Section C ‘Governance’
- Section D ‘Modification Process’
- Section F ‘Smart Metering System Requirements’
- Section G ‘Security’
- Section L ‘Smart Metering Key Infrastructure and DCC Key Infrastructure’
- Section M ‘General’
- Section Z ‘Alt HAN Arrangements’
- Appendix AG ‘Incident Management Policy’
You can download a zip folder containing SEC v6.8 here, or download the individual sections of the SEC from the SEC and Guidance Documents page of our website. The redlined changes to these documents can be downloaded here.
What do I do going forward if I want to raise a new modification?
SECMP0049 introduces a new Development Stage to the Modifications Process. The focus of this stage is to ensure a clear problem statement of the issue you are looking to resolve has been agreed before any consideration of solutions begins. To facilitate this, there is no ‘proposal form’ needed to raise a new change. Instead, you simply need to email us at sec.change@gemserv.com with your draft problem statement to initiate the process. Your issue will then be developed into a full proposal during the Development Stage.
How can I join the new Change Sub-Committee?
We are also seeking members for the new Change Sub-Committee created by SECMP0049 – click here for further information. The deadline for nominations is Friday 15 March 2019.
Where can I find further details on the new Development Stage?
We are publishing a series of articles on the new Development Stage, and the first two parts can be found here and here. Please refer to the second part for further details on how to raise a new proposal going forward. The next part in this series will be issued later this week, and will look at the role the Change Sub-Committee will play in the new process. You can sign up to our Newsletter to be notified when this and later articles are published.
If you have any questions or would like to discuss the changes to the SEC further, please contact the SEC Change Team on 020 7090 7755 or email sec.change@gemserv.com.