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Legal & Standards forum
10 March 2015
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Agenda
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9:30 Welcome & housekeeping Nigel Hall
9:35 Opening remarks Mark Adolphus
9:50 Legals – Driving improvements Christopher Baker
11:00 Break
11:20 Legal Q & A Christopher Baker
11:50 Engineering standards Allan Boardman
12:30 Engineering standards Q & A Allan Boardman
12:45 Q & A Mark Adolphus
13:00 Close & lunch
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Housekeeping
Fire
evacuation
Toilets Feedback
Today’s host:
Nigel Hall
Head of Service Development
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Opening remarks
Mark Adolphus
Director of Connections
Legals – Driving improvements
Christopher Baker
Company Solicitor & Company Secretary
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“First thing we do, let’s kill all the Lawyer’s”
Henry VI Pt. 2. Act 4, Scene 2
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Connecting with you
• Introductions
• Your feedback
• Three key questions
–Why have a legal process?
–How do you benefit?
–What are we after?
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You said, we heard
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Transparency
Speed
Consistency
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We have already completed the following:
• Our standard-form leases and easements are on the internet
• We gather data about the operation of the “legals” process
• UK Power Networks’s Property and Consents surveyors can
access the portal
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Transparency
We responded Customers said
Will you keep us better
informed on how the
legal process is
working and will you
share progress with us.
We will also
We also propose to:
• Put on the internet: guidance notes for your solicitors about the “legals” process, guidance on
Legal Process for Connections Customers and a table setting out what consents may be required
• Share with you learnings from the data that we gather on the “legals” process and changes to the
time taken to complete the “legals”
• Look into extending access to the portal to UK Power Networks project managers
• Where you and your solicitors agree, you are copied the solicitors’ emails
Are there other activities you would like to see from us that would help?
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• We have completed an investigation to understand what parts
of the process are slowing us down;
• Title issues
• Extended negotiations
• Third party consents
• Plans
• Lack of engagement
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Speed
We responded Customers said
The legal process
seems to take a long
time and the
documents aren’t
specific for particular
landowners. We will also
• Provide better guidance on the legal process
• Introduce more standard form documents
• Explore ways to deal with title/consents issues
Are there other activities you would like to see from us that would help?
Number crunching:
640 land transactions
for new connections
in 2014; average
completion time of
approximately 20
weeks
We understand
• Speed is critical to success of projects
• Share best practice with panel law firms
• Support each other in driving through improvements
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Top five causes of legal delay
Indicative proportions based on 378 transactions
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We have already completed the following;
• Common plans across all three areas
• Trialled new form documents
• Service standards
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Consistency
We responded Customers said
We need regular liaison
with you, to discuss
plans, quality of work
and standard
documents.
We will also
• Roll out trial documents
• Listen to your proposals
• Continue regular review
Are there other activities you would like to see from us that would help?
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You said, we heard
Summary
Transparency – three initiatives
Speed – eight initiatives
Consistency – three initiatives
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You said, we heard
What can you do to help us, help you?
Early Engagement
Break
Connections legal process Q & A
Christopher Baker
Company Solicitor & Company Secretary
Engineering standards
Allan Boardman
Network Design Standards Manager
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Contents
• Overview of Engineering Standards
• The Engagement / Consultation Process
» Design Standards Communication
» External Engagement
• Future Enhancements
• 2015 Review Programme
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• Circa 600 standards & procedures
• Circa 400 associated drawings
• The network is evolving with the advent of smart technologies – the
standards will require review and updating
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Director of Asset Management
Head of Engineering Standards
Network Design Standards Manager
Substation Standards Manager
Circuit Standards Manager
Civil Standards Manager
Compliance Manager
Smart Network Plan Manager
Overview of Engineering Standards
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Design standards communication
• Publication of technical standards via our ‘G81’ website
» Circa 500 engineering standards, specifications and drawings
» Positive feedback received
• Improved internal process for review of standards
» Increased awareness
» Standards developed using field/customer experience
• External review of standards
» ‘Documents for Comment’ section added to G81 website
» Three Network Design Standards published to date
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Minor Amendment (Typo, restructure, no content change)
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External engagement
Internal Process (Triggers,
major/minor, review)
Major Amendment (Impact Internal/External)
Final Draft Produced
Publish Draft on G81 website and
inform stakeholders of 4
week review
Collate views and discuss at
internal review forum
Update document
accordingly
Provide feedback on comments
received
Create comms/ implementation
plan
Notify stakeholders,
load onto library, implement
change
Review and amend document
Create comms/ implementation
plan
Notify stakeholders,
load onto library, implement
change
Approval
Approval
• Draft standard published with comments form
• Replies received to Review Standards Mailbox
• Comments reviewed and standard updated where appropriate
Discuss at forums (where
appropriate)
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External engagement – to date
• Three Network Design Standards published on G81 ‘Documents for
Comment’ section
» EDS 08-0141 Customer HV Supplies
» EDS 08-0149 Customer Interface Systems
» EDS 08-0136 LV Network Design
• Stakeholders notified using existing mailing lists
• Comments received via comments form
» Positive feedback received
» Standards have been updated where appropriate
» Respond to stakeholder if comment has not been included with reasons why
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Future enhancements
• Increase external engagement by applying new process to other
standards i.e. Civil or Substation Standards
• Enhancement of the G81 website
» User logon to personalise interface
» Subscription to documents – automatic updates
» Online discussion forums
• Further development of review standards process as part of UK
Power Networks Business Transformation Programme
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2015 Review programme
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Document Title Number
UK Power Networks Appendices to the National Framework Documents ENA ER G81 EDS 08-0148
Guidance for the Application of ENA ER G88 and G81 EDS 08-0113
Underground Services up to 100A EDS 08-0129
Customer LV Supplies Above 100A EDS 08-0143
Supplies to Multi-occupied Building EDS 08-0118
LV Supplies to HOT Sites and National Grid Sites EDS 08-0121
LV Network Earthing Design EDS 06-0016
Customer Installation Earthing Design EDS 06-0017
11/6.6kV Secondary Distribution Network Design EDS 08-0109
Remote Control and Automation of HV Distribution Switchgear EDS 08-0114
HV Customer Supplies EDS 08-0141
Customer Interface Systems EDS 08-0149
EHV Design EDS 08-0145
London 33kV Distribution Network Design and Customer Supplies EDS 08-0150
Standards Q & A
Allan Boardman
Network Design Standards Manager
Session close
Mark Adolphus
Director of Connections
Thank you Lunch will be served at 13:00