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What you need to know about Part P
The building regulations 2010, are the legal framework governing building and buildings, in England and Wales.
To help meet the regulations there are 14 guidance documents Parts A [structural safety] to Part P [Electrical safety] called Approved Documents.
Building regulations are handled by local councils building control departments [LABC].
Part P of the building regulations relates to electrical installation work in dwellings and was introduced in Jan 2005 and applies to most of the fixed electrical work in dwellings, including sheds and gardens.
Some small electrical jobs are exempt from Part P e.g. replacing a damaged accessory or adding an accessory to an existing circuit providing these are not within a kitchen, bathroom or outside the dwelling in a shed/garage garden as these are places with increased electrical danger. Although some work is exempt from Part P notification, the IEE electrical wiring regs BS1761 still apply, and the work should be tested with approved test equipment, and the results recorded.
Work affected by Part P needs to be notified to, local building control departments. There are two routes you can take to achieve this depending on who does the work,
If you do the work yourself or employ an unregistered electrician you will need to inform your LABC prior to starting the work, building control will then arrange for the work to be inspected and tested for you, charges apply for their services.
Failure to notify LABC could lead to problems with insurance, selling your home or danger if the work is unsafe. Should building control find out you will have to prove compliance, by producing the relevant paperwork or face a possible fine.
The second option would be to employ an electrician registered with a competent persons scheme.
Part P Competent Person Scheme providers such as NAPIT, were introduced to assess and license electricians as being competent to self-certify that their work complies with all applicable requirements of the Building Regulations.
Self-certification benefits the householder because, by using a Competent Person, you avoid paying building control fees or submiting a building notice.
As a NAPIT registered electrician, I notify the work to local building control through my scheme provider. I provide details of the work done to my scheme provider, they notify the local building control department, who issue a building compliance certificate to the home owner.
All my work is carried out to meet the required building and IEE electrical regulations. At the end of each job I test all my electrical work and the results are recorded on an Electrical Installation Certificate. I keep a copy, and a copy is given to the person who has requested the work.
N.B.
The building compliance certificate is not an Electrical Installation Certificate, it is a certificate of compliance with the building regulations of which Part P is a section.
To help meet the regulations there are 14 guidance documents Parts A [structural safety] to Part P [Electrical safety] called Approved Documents.
Building regulations are handled by local councils building control departments [LABC].
Part P of the building regulations relates to electrical installation work in dwellings and was introduced in Jan 2005 and applies to most of the fixed electrical work in dwellings, including sheds and gardens.
Some small electrical jobs are exempt from Part P e.g. replacing a damaged accessory or adding an accessory to an existing circuit providing these are not within a kitchen, bathroom or outside the dwelling in a shed/garage garden as these are places with increased electrical danger. Although some work is exempt from Part P notification, the IEE electrical wiring regs BS1761 still apply, and the work should be tested with approved test equipment, and the results recorded.
Work affected by Part P needs to be notified to, local building control departments. There are two routes you can take to achieve this depending on who does the work,
If you do the work yourself or employ an unregistered electrician you will need to inform your LABC prior to starting the work, building control will then arrange for the work to be inspected and tested for you, charges apply for their services.
Failure to notify LABC could lead to problems with insurance, selling your home or danger if the work is unsafe. Should building control find out you will have to prove compliance, by producing the relevant paperwork or face a possible fine.
The second option would be to employ an electrician registered with a competent persons scheme.
Part P Competent Person Scheme providers such as NAPIT, were introduced to assess and license electricians as being competent to self-certify that their work complies with all applicable requirements of the Building Regulations.
Self-certification benefits the householder because, by using a Competent Person, you avoid paying building control fees or submiting a building notice.
As a NAPIT registered electrician, I notify the work to local building control through my scheme provider. I provide details of the work done to my scheme provider, they notify the local building control department, who issue a building compliance certificate to the home owner.
All my work is carried out to meet the required building and IEE electrical regulations. At the end of each job I test all my electrical work and the results are recorded on an Electrical Installation Certificate. I keep a copy, and a copy is given to the person who has requested the work.
N.B.
The building compliance certificate is not an Electrical Installation Certificate, it is a certificate of compliance with the building regulations of which Part P is a section.
