Magistrates told it is 'irrational' not to grant applications by energy suppliers, leaked document shows.
But in recent days warrants are still being issued. Privately industry voices are concerned that having ruled out disconnecting customers, and pausing prepayment meters, there is now a "charter for non-payers".
In 2022, as the cost of living crisis took hold, magistrates approved more than 1,000 warrants a day. Almost all of these claims are now authorised electronically or over the phone, by specific magistrates courts allocated to each energy company. Calls are being made for the almost automated system of approval for warrants to be overhauled. Labour's Caroline Flint said it was making the situation "worse for already fuel-poor households."
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