THE regulator has defiantly welcomed the proposed review of its role after States-owned utilities called for it to be scrapped and Treasury labelled the current set-up inappropriate and detrimental.

The Office of Utility Regulation has come under a barrage of attacks from Guernsey Post and Guernsey Electricity, which both called for an overhaul, and Deputy Dave Jones is behind a requete seeking a review of the island’s regulatory model. It has already attracted support from Treasury and Resources and 16 deputies.

Guernsey Post chief executive Gordon Steele said he thought the weight of States support came partly because the OUR had angered the Policy Council previously.

But OUR director-general John Curran (pictured) said he welcomed the opportunity for further debate on how utility services are provided and reminded the States what the regulator had achieved.

‘The regulatory regime the States put in place in 2001 has delivered real benefits for consumers and it is important that in any review the States keeps this in mind,’ he said.

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