Data Communications Company (DCC): Regulatory Instructions and Guidance 2025
Related links
- Data Communications Company (DCC): Regulatory Instructions and Guidance 2023
- DCC Price Control Guidance: Processes and Procedures 2022
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The Data Communications Company (DCC) is required to report price control and quality of service information by 31 July following the end of each regulatory year.
The Regulatory Instructions and Guidance (RIGs) define the manner in which DCC should report key price control and quality of service information in its annual price control submission. DCC is required to submit this information to the Authority in accordance with the RIGs under Conditions 31 and 32 of the Smart Meter Communication Licence.
We are publishing these updated RIGs ahead of DCC's submission for Regulatory Year 2024/25 (due no later than 31st July 2025).
Main document
[Decision and direction to modify and issue new Regulatory Instructions and Guidance [PDF, 124.32KB]
Subsidiary documents
[Main RIGs Reporting Template [XLSX, 1.33MB]
[Annex 1 RIGs Reporting Template - Quality of Service Information [XLSX, 3.33MB]
[Annex 2 RIGs Reporting Template - Baseline Margin Project Performance Adjustment [XLSX, 1.79MB]
[Annex 3 RIGs Reporting Template - External Costs [XLSX, 19.01MB]
[Annex 4 RIGs Reporting Template - Centralised Registration Service Revenue [XLSX, 935.37KB]
[Main RIGs Guidance [PDF, 618.66KB]
](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-06/DCC%20RIGs%20main%20guidance%201.pdf)
[Annex 1 RIGs Guidance - Quality of Service Information [PDF, 297.55KB]
[Annex 2 to 4 RIGs Guidance [PDF, 423.22KB]
](https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/sites/default/files/2025-06/Annex%202%20to%204%20RIGs%20guidance%201.pdf)
Related links
- Data Communications Company (DCC): Regulatory Instructions and Guidance 2023
- DCC Price Control Guidance: Processes and Procedures 2022