Maybe the CPS (Competent Preson Schemes) and local building control need to check or spot check more of the EICRs?  Reprimand people doing low quality or false EICRs or maybe even fines.

Could be an office not just a home.  Could be a block of flats or a school.  Remember that BS7671 first edition was also know by another name but it was principally brought into effect because insurance companies were not happy about paying out for fire damage possibly cause by an electrical install with possibly bad craftmanship/workmanship. 

You can’t condition report under the EAS as CPS.

that would be AC with PII insurance at a minimum of £250k.

i agree with the spot checking but realistically you will never police this and any Facilities Management inly wants to see Satisfactory. They have no technical knowledge.

You do not need to be a CPS member to do EICRs of course. Arguably you should be able to pass the C and G inspection and test, but even a lot of CPS registered folk in the field have not.

And it is very hard to point to a non-accident and say 'saved by an EICR' so hard.I fear there are no real examples.

Mike.

You require AC to be able to EICR under a certification body.

anyone can fill out a model form and do an EICR but it will not be certificated under CPS as was  stated.

me personally, I don’t care. 

Unknown said:

What insurance that a homeowner pays requires an EICR?

None yet.  But if there's a database of EICRs, and it's made available to insurers, then I would expect them to ask for an EICR.  Otherwise, what's the point of the database?

I agree.

it would also highlight safety issues that are unseen.

whether you would police this properly is another thing.

I would have a completely independent assessment that specifically dealt with domestic EICRs and was an authority and not a certification body 

Unknown said:

I would have a completely independent assessment that specifically dealt with domestic EICRs and was an authority and not a certification body 

That is a valid point

I found out today by accident that if I go to the right place on line I can enter my vans registration, it will then show me when it last had an MOT and what the observations were. To my mind it's good to have some information open. Agreed it does raise concerns with privacy etc, maybe the exposed information should be circuit number, schedule item contravened and standard wording for that item. Plus details of organisation providing the report and report number.

I assume the Police use information from that same database when they do a PNC (Police National Computer) check