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Utilities Intermediaries Association
The Utilities Intermediaries Association (UIA) is a trade body for UK Third Party Intermediaries (TPIs) in the business energy sector. Although it is a limited company, it runs as a not-for-profit organisation. TPIs are also known as energy brokers or consultants (Energy switching services in the UK), which facilitate the purchasing of electricity and gas between their clients and energy suppliers. They work on behalf of businesses, providing procurement services in exchange for commissions from the energy suppliers. This had led some TPIs to compromise their neutrality so they can earn the most commission through bias toward the suppliers that pay the most.〔(Fuel giants rig market for business by paying secret commission to independent brokers ) Daily Mail, 30 September 2008〕
The UIA exists to work with the various organisations involved in the uk energy industry, with the aim of improving consumer confidence when undergoing a purchasing program for their energy.〔(The Utilities Intermediaries Association homepage )〕 Membership is open to all TPIs and takes a minimum of 3 months to complete, providing they meet the standards of operation set by the association itself.
==Caveat==
Whilst the assessment process is rigorous, the UIA mark is not necessarily a 100% guarantee that a member's charges will remain totally transparent and unbiased. To do this would require a rigorous and ongoing assessment process in which members' websites are continually monitored and customers contacted on a random basis to ensure their energy broker is complying with the UIA Code of Practice. In the absence of any complaint by the public, the degree in which members' websites are actively monitoring for compliance to UIA Code of Practice is uncertain. Prior to engaging an energy broker it is important to request that the energy broker confirm they are independent, unbiased and exactly what their charges are.
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