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Scottish Govt to regulate "electrician" description

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Currently anyone can call themselves an electrician, without the need for any qualifications or competency.

The Scottish Government is gathering information and views on whether regulations should be introduced in relation to electricians. While the focus of the consultation is on domestic work carried out for individual consumers, it will also apply to commercial and industrial work.

https://consult.gov.scot/energy-and-climate-change-directorate/a-consultation-on-the-regulation-of-electricians/
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    There's a real and urgent need to regulate who can do electrical work throughout the UK.


    But whilst people say they want electricians to be qualified and vetted, in reality there are enough people who for various reasons don't really want that to happen.


    Part P was badly drawn up, then not enforced because there wasn't any funding for enforcement. 


    A levy off each Part P notification could easily covered enforcement with trading standards taking the lead rather than building control. 


    It's easy to find really bad electrical work to take photos of, take this example of the wiring to a PV feed-in meter wiring from this afternoon. 


    Presumably the handiwork of an electrician vetted to be the member of a couple of schemes and having completed additional training, has issued certification as well as completing a Part P notification and DNO notification.


    Spot the bare copper. 

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    There's a real and urgent need to regulate who can do electrical work throughout the UK.


    But whilst people say they want electricians to be qualified and vetted, in reality there are enough people who for various reasons don't really want that to happen.


    Part P was badly drawn up, then not enforced because there wasn't any funding for enforcement. 


    A levy off each Part P notification could easily covered enforcement with trading standards taking the lead rather than building control. 


    It's easy to find really bad electrical work to take photos of, take this example of the wiring to a PV feed-in meter wiring from this afternoon. 


    Presumably the handiwork of an electrician vetted to be the member of a couple of schemes and having completed additional training, has issued certification as well as completing a Part P notification and DNO notification.


    Spot the bare copper. 

    6886d53bc80835764e5b1195534cf0fd-original-20201209_153930.jpg
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