NICEIC Contractors

[ElectriciansForum]

Any NICEIC Contractors out there had any experience of doing any testing on behalf of the LABC for DIY installations falling under Part 'P' ?

[Dave]

so that'd be a no then...

[Andrew Gabriel]

When I spoke about it with my BCO (before Part P came into force), he said the BCO's were expected to do the inspections themselves by the ODPM, just as they are with all the other things they inspect.

[Andy Hall]

Perhaps he'll learn that Usenet is not a business promotion forum....

[Dave]

quite.

[Martin Angove]

Apparently (and I haven't had it confirmed in writing), my "domestic installer" status means that I can't do this sort of thing. I can certify all sorts of work I do myself or my employees do for me, but it seems the NICEIC don't want me doing Periodic Inspections and so I can't certify other people's work, nor (unfortunately) do certificates when people move house.

Last time I spoke to a BC department they were looking to appoint one or two of the "big" local companies to do the work for them.

Hwyl!

M.

[Andrew Gabriel]

What's it got to do with NICEIC?

The BCO can choose whoever they like to do the inspection. There's no requirement that the BCO uses an electrician with any specific certification/membership/PartP status. Indeed they can accept an inspection performed by a DIY-er if they consider the DIY-er compitent (and I think someone here has recently said they've done it that way).

The requirement for using a PartP approved Electrician is only for the case of _not_ filing a building notice.

[Andy Hall]

Nothing at all, but the game's pretty obvious, isn't it.....?