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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 is a clear and obvious need for the regulation of who can do electrical work throughout the UK and if asked people will tell you that they think that electricians should be regulated.


    But the reality is there’s too many people who will object to the introduction of regulations and non-electricians who will operate outside of any system of supervision that may be introduced to make a scheme work.


    In addition there may not be enough qualified electricians in Scotland to launch a scheme and some of those who are qualified may be rough as a badgers ####.


    So at least count how many electricians there are in Scotland that would meet the requirements to be deemed a qualified electrician, then decide how standards will be monitored and enforced if a scheme is introduced; and more importantly how it’s going to be paid for, will there be a requirement for paid for notifications that a levy can be deducted from to cover enforcement costs?


    Andy Betteridge
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    There is a clear and obvious need for the regulation of who can do electrical work throughout the UK and if asked people will tell you that they think that electricians should be regulated.


    But the reality is there’s too many people who will object to the introduction of regulations and non-electricians who will operate outside of any system of supervision that may be introduced to make a scheme work.


    In addition there may not be enough qualified electricians in Scotland to launch a scheme and some of those who are qualified may be rough as a badgers ####.


    So at least count how many electricians there are in Scotland that would meet the requirements to be deemed a qualified electrician, then decide how standards will be monitored and enforced if a scheme is introduced; and more importantly how it’s going to be paid for, will there be a requirement for paid for notifications that a levy can be deducted from to cover enforcement costs?


    Andy Betteridge
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