It seems that many Green initiatives are being hit by a reduction in government funding. This is not just seen here but in the condition of new building stock where <a href="http://www.justepc.co.uk>energy efficiency</a> improvements has stagnated.
 

The money allocated by cental government was never "ring fenced" for EPBD compliance via Trading Standards.
As such the funds were just swallowed up by local authorities.
The blame for this debacle lies wholly with central government.
Future funds must be clearly marked to be used by TS offices for monitoring of compliance.
The Institute of Domestic Energy Assessors has long been campaigning for this to happen & have been in discussions with several Trading Standards officers to get some action in this area.