Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, pursuant to the Answer of 4 June 2026 to Question 5329, what her Department's expected timeline is for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) to complete its compliance assessments of electric vehicle charge point operators regarding Regulation 7 (reliability) of the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023.

Under the Public Charge Point Regulations 2023, Regulation 7 requires operators of rapid public charge point networks to meet a 99% annual reliability standard and to publish compliance information each year. Operators must also submit annual reliability data to the Secretary of State.

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) undertake compliance assessments on an ongoing, annual basis, reflecting these requirements; there is therefore no fixed timeline for this work. OPSS compiles findings from operators’ reports each year and shares these with the Office for Zero Emission Vehicles.