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QUESTIONS FREQUENTLY ASKED BY CONSUMERS
ABOUT PART P
Q) What is ‘Part P’?
Q) Why have the new rules been
introduced?
Q) What will happen if electrical work
does not comply with the Building
Regulations?
A) This refers to Part P of the Building
Regulations 2000. These are statutory
requirements that apply to building work in
England and Wales. Part P gives legally
enforceable rules relating to electrical safety in
houses and flats (referred to in the regulations
as ‘dwellings’). The various other Parts of the
Building Regulations give legal requirements
relating to structure, fire safety etc.
A) To help reduce the number of deaths,
injuries and fires caused by faulty electrical
installations and to make it harder for
‘cowboy builders’ to leave electrical
installations in an unsafe condition.
A) The electrical installation might not be
safe. Also:
the local authority may insist that you have
faulty work put right
Q) If I want some electrical work carried
out, do I have to tell my local authority’s
Building Control Department before the
work starts?
without the relevant electrical safety and
compliance certificates, you may have
difficulty in selling your home.
Q) What work has to comply with Part P?
Q) How can I find a registered installer to
carry out my electrical installation work?
A) Since 1 January 2005, all electrical
installation work carried in houses and flats in
England and Wales m ust comply with the
Building Regulations.
A) The diagram below sets out the options for
consumers.
A) Visit the websites of the approved scheme
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operators shown here, or, more conveniently,
visit the Local Authority Building Control
website: www.competentperson.co.uk.
This has a searchable database of all
Competent Persons registered with approved
scheme operators.
Authorised competent person
self-certification schemes for installers
who can do all electrical installation work
Authorised competent person self-
certification schemes for installers who
can do electrical work only if it is
necessary when they are carrying out
other work
Q ) Where can I find out more about Part P?
BRE Certification Ltd
Phone: 0870 609 6093
www.partp.co.uk
CORGI Services Limited
Phone: 01256 372200
www.corgi-gas-safety.com
A) Amongst other places, further details
including leaflets can be found on the
government website
www.communities.gov.uk, and on the
Electrical Safety Council’s website
www.electricalsafetycouncil.org.uk
British Standards Institution
Phone: 01442 230442
www.bsi-global.com/kitemark
ELECSA Limited
Phone: 0870 749 0080
www.elecsa.org.uk
ELECSA Limited
Phone: 0870 749 0080
Website: www.elecsa.org.uk
NAPIT Registration Limited
Phone: 0870 444 1392
www.napit.org.uk
NAPIT Registration Limited
Phone: 0870 444 1392
Website: www.napit.org.uk
NICEIC Group Ltd
Phone: 0870 013 0382
www.niceic.com
NICEIC Group Ltd
Phone: 0870 013 0382
Website: www.niceic.com
OFTEC (Oil Firing Technical Association)
Phone: 0845 658 5080
www.oftec.org
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