The Government has been dealt a major blow today after a High Court ruling that the 50% cuts in the solar PV feed in tariff were “legally flawed”.
High Court judge Mr Justice Mitting said that Government attempts to push through cuts on projects registered before the end of the consultation period on the proposals amounted to a breach of consultation rules.
Denying the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) the immediate right to appeal, the judge said the court was also amenable to a judicial review of the consultation, which could force the government to start the consultation process again, delaying the cuts and throwing the programme into further chaos.
Perhaps the Government should consider increasing the FITS budget rather than pay the bonuses of greedy bankers?