British Gas Suspends Force-fitting Prepayment Meters 

British Gas has suspended the force-fitting of prepayment meters after a report said it imposed them on vulnerable customers. <br />The Times reported a company employed by British Gas had broken into homes to fit the meters, despite signs children and disabled people were living there. <br />Business Secretary Grant Shapps says he was horrified by the findings. <br />British Gas's owner Centrica says it would suspend the use of court warrants that allow forced installations. <br />Centrica says the suspension would last "until at least after winter" and that protecting vulnerable people was its priority.