Audit of the Data Communications Company (DCC)

The Data Communications Company (DCC) is the central communications body licensed to provide thecommunications, data transfer and management required to support smart metering. DCC wasappointed by using an outsourced service model, to manage contracted smart metering serviceproviders. As such, external costs compose the largest proportion of DCC's costs, and it is critical thatthese contracts are entered into, managed and closed out effectively and efficiently. Each year, theAuthority scrutinises DCC's incurred and forecast costs through the annual Price Control process todetermine whether these costs are economic and efficient. Alongside the cost assessment, DCC alsofaces financial incentives under the Operational Performance Regime (OPR)