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PROPOSED ELECTRICAL LEGISLATION

John Peckham
The government have produced draft regulations on the periodic inspection and testing of domestic installations.


It can be found here http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2020/9780111191934


I have serious concerns with the proposed definition of "qualified" as it does not require anyone to have any qualifications whatsoever , so it does not do what it says on the tin. It perpetuates the current practice of any knuckle scraping half whit who does not know their amp from the elbow carrying out inspection and testing. Without setting out defined required qualifications it becomes unenforceable.


Unless an MP makes an objection as Secondary it will become law without debate. I have written to my recently Knighted MP this morning to explain my views on the proposed legislation and in particular the definition of "Qualified" that contains no requirement to have any qualifications. 


Unless the government gets any objections these Regulations will become law. Only an MP can get proposed secondary legislation changed.


You may wish to join me in writing to your MP?
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    Based on government figures I estimate that every single registered electrician in England has do at least forty to fifty EICRs for rented homes owned by private landlords each in a year for landlords to comply.


    Considering that some registered electricians have never inspected and tested a domestic electrical installation then completed an EICR that’s a big ask.


    22% of 4.8 million homes plus 20% of the remainder as existing certification will require updating with 42,000 registered electricians to undertake the work comes out at 43 each, but the total number electricians includes those in Wales, so take those out and that pushes it up yo around fifty each.


    Then after first year it drops back to around twenty five to thirty each.


    However the government reckons that we are already doing an average of twenty or more each.


    So either the electricians already preparing EICRs have got to do more than double their usual number of EICRs or other people have got to change the type of work they do.


    Then there is the remedial work to be done, all in all I not sure the figures indicate that the government target is achievable.


    Andy Betteridge.

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    Based on government figures I estimate that every single registered electrician in England has do at least forty to fifty EICRs for rented homes owned by private landlords each in a year for landlords to comply.


    Considering that some registered electricians have never inspected and tested a domestic electrical installation then completed an EICR that’s a big ask.


    22% of 4.8 million homes plus 20% of the remainder as existing certification will require updating with 42,000 registered electricians to undertake the work comes out at 43 each, but the total number electricians includes those in Wales, so take those out and that pushes it up yo around fifty each.


    Then after first year it drops back to around twenty five to thirty each.


    However the government reckons that we are already doing an average of twenty or more each.


    So either the electricians already preparing EICRs have got to do more than double their usual number of EICRs or other people have got to change the type of work they do.


    Then there is the remedial work to be done, all in all I not sure the figures indicate that the government target is achievable.


    Andy Betteridge.

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