About Part P

Q: What do we do to ensure that your property is compliant with the Part P Regulations?
A:- All of our work is carried out so as to meet the required local control building regulations. At the end of the job, all of our Electrical work is tested and the results recorded (Test Certificate) with a copy been given to the person who has ordered the work.
This will ensure that you will know that the work has been carried out in accordance with Building Regs and that all safety criteria has been met as regards Part P and electrical safety.

You will then be able to use the Test Document as proof to the local Building Controls Office (Council) and any other interested party (such as your Buildings Insurance Provider) that all work has been completed by a registered and skilled person. We also inform the Local Building Control trough the approved membership scheme that you have had work carried out and that it has been completed by an approved electrical service and has been tested to ensure that it is safe and has passed all safety checks.

Q: Why can not I ask a friend to wire up my new kitchen (he did his own a couple of years ago)?. A:- From the 1st January 2005 it has been illegal for a person to do any work who has not been given approval from a registered governing body to do / change / install etc. any electrical work in a regulated location (such as a kitchen or bathroom).

Also from the 31st March this year (2006) the colour coding has changes on all cable types. The new colour codes has been available for some time now and after the date stated above, the old coded cable will be illegal to supply and use. This means that if your property were ever inspected (see inspection below) and the new cable codes found, then you would have to have a completed installers and test certificate for the work in question. continued