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Summary: Part P building regulations. Electrical safety. DIY installations

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PART P BUILDING REGULATIONS

NOTE: This legislation does not apply in Scotland

The Government intends, within the next few months it seems, to introduce legislation in the form of an additional section (Part P) to the Building Regulations which will state that any electrical installations must be carried out by a competent person. This is in line with the competency expected from gas installers and goes far beyond just knowing which colour wires do what.

Competency, in this case, will mean a full, qualified knowledge of electrical installations. It will mean you have the ability to thoroughly check a circuit for safety and you will be able to issue a minor works certificate as a self certified "competent person".

Electricity kills and injures many people every year. A great many of these people are dead or injured because they tried installations which they did not understand. The Government is also intending, it is believed, to introduce a scheme whereby domestic installations are checked at regular periods to make sure they comply, and also when a house is sold or purchased.

This would mean of course that if you had an installation which was not correctly certified, your house insurance may not be valid.

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DIY doctor will continue to publish projects involving minor works which are permitted under the new regulations, eg the addition of a lighting point or socket to an existing circuit but regrets that because of insurance restrictions, is now unable to answer specific electrical questions.

Please get any installations you have done checked by a qualified electrician and stay safe. More about part P can be found at the following link.

Part P
Approved document P - Electrical safety (2006 edition)

For regulations governing heights of sockets etc, please click here. The table below gives some idea of what is allowed and what is not but please check with the Building Control Department of your Local Council first.

Checklist for work controlled under Part P of the Building Regulations

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