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Hi all, just wanted some building control part p advice if anyone can help please?
Basically we're having a kitchen and bedroom built on the back of the house. The building plans have come back with conditional approval, and one of the conditions is an acceptable part p electrical installation certificate.
I'm not planning to do any notifiable work so I don't need to follow the prescribed certification process detailed in part p, but in section 3 even for non notifiable work it says it should be tested and certificated to BS7671. That's fine, I can test and fill in a minor electrical installation work certificate for each modified circuit, but I have no formal qualification to show for it.
My question is basically can building control insist that I prove that I've complied with BS7671 for non notifiable works (as part of a larger notifiable building job) is it down to them to do it at their expense if they like? I don't want to save 2k on an electrician only to send that money to the council for inspection charges anyway.
Thanks in advance, John
Basically we're having a kitchen and bedroom built on the back of the house. The building plans have come back with conditional approval, and one of the conditions is an acceptable part p electrical installation certificate.
I'm not planning to do any notifiable work so I don't need to follow the prescribed certification process detailed in part p, but in section 3 even for non notifiable work it says it should be tested and certificated to BS7671. That's fine, I can test and fill in a minor electrical installation work certificate for each modified circuit, but I have no formal qualification to show for it.
My question is basically can building control insist that I prove that I've complied with BS7671 for non notifiable works (as part of a larger notifiable building job) is it down to them to do it at their expense if they like? I don't want to save 2k on an electrician only to send that money to the council for inspection charges anyway.
Thanks in advance, John