Since Part P of the Building Regulations in England & Wales was introduced in 2005, all electrical installation work in a home, garden, conservatory or outbuilding must meet the Building Regulations and failure to comply with Part P could be a criminal offence.
Certain types of electrical work must either be reported before being started to the local building control body, or be carried out by a registered electrical contractor who will notify the work on completion. To understand what work is notifiable click
here.
All electrical installation work, including notifiable work by electrical contractors should be checked and certified as part of the job to ensure that the work carried out complies with the Building Regulations.
When using a registered electrical contractor, you do not need to notify your Local Building Control Body in advance, as the electrical contractor will do this when the work is finished.
Any domestic electrical installation work notified by your NICEIC electrical contractor to the Local Building Control Body is searchable through the site
www.checkmynotification.com
You can check the details of the Building Regulations Compliance Certificate via the number on the certificate or the address where the work was carried out. Should you require a copy of a certificate, you can follow the secure payment process and a copy of the certificate will be sent to you in the post.