Part P Domestic electrical work

What is Part P?
The Building Regulations are managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Part P is an amendment of the Building Regulations introduced by the government, effective from January 1^st 2005. The Part P requirement is that “Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury.” In short, electrical installations must be safe! Part P applies to fixed electrical installations in dwellings (including gardens and shared amenities in blocks of flats) and affects many of the typical jobs undertaken by electrical contractors, particularly work carried out in kitchens and bathrooms. Work affected by Part P is subject to notification to, and inspection by, building control bodies. However, for you to call in a building control officer takes your time and costs you money. The solution to this problem is to use MMV Contracting Limited who are Part P certified with ELECSA. Part P Competent Person Schemes like ELECSA were introduced at the same time as Part P to permit firms, like MMV Contracting Limited, that had been assessed as sufficiently competent, to self-certify that our work complies with all applicable requirements of the Building Regulations. Self-certification benefits you because by using MMV Contracting Limited don’t have to pay building control fees or submit a building notice. In addition, you will have the important reassurance that by using MMV Contracting Limited, you are using a company that has been independently assessed and certified as competent to carry out the work. In addition, all authorised Competent Persons schemes are required to give the customers of their registered installer firms the opportunity to purchase an insurance backed warranty against the risk that the work carried out does not comply with the Building Regulations. For MMV Contracting Limited who is registered with ELECSA, notifying the work to building control is done via ELECSA. We provide the details of the work done to ELECSA who then notifies the local building control department and issues a building compliance certificate to you.

What is Part P?

The Building Regulations are managed by the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG). Part P is an amendment of the Building Regulations introduced by the government, effective from January 1^st 2005.

The Part P requirement is that “Reasonable provision shall be made in the design and installation of electrical installations in order to protect persons operating, maintaining or altering the installations from fire or injury.”

In short, electrical installations must be safe! Part P applies to fixed electrical installations in dwellings (including gardens and shared amenities in blocks of flats) and affects many of the typical jobs undertaken by electrical contractors, particularly work carried out in kitchens and bathrooms.

Work affected by Part P is subject to notification to, and inspection by, building control bodies. However, for you to call in a building control officer takes your time and costs you money. The solution to this problem is to use MMV Contracting Limited who are Part P certified with ELECSA.

Part P Competent Person Schemes like ELECSA were introduced at the same time as Part P to permit firms, like MMV Contracting Limited, that had been assessed as sufficiently competent, to self-certify that our work complies with all applicable requirements of the Building Regulations.

Self-certification benefits you because by using MMV Contracting Limited don’t have to pay building control fees or submit a building notice. In addition, you will have the important reassurance that by using MMV Contracting Limited, you are using a company that has been independently assessed and certified as competent to carry out the work.

In addition, all authorised Competent Persons schemes are required to give the customers of their registered installer firms the opportunity to purchase an insurance backed warranty against the risk that the work carried out does not comply with the Building Regulations.

For MMV Contracting Limited who is registered with ELECSA, notifying the work to building control is done via ELECSA. We provide the details of the work done to ELECSA who then notifies the local building control department and issues a building compliance certificate to you.

Information for the householder
In January 2005, Part P of the Building Regulations came into force. These regulations introduced safety standards to electrical installations within domestic properties. This means that, with few exceptions, any electrical work undertaken in your home such as the addition of a new electrical circuit or any work in your kitchen, bathroom or garden area must be notified to the Local Authority Building Control for inspection. For further information about building work and repairs to your home and what you need to be aware of, Communities and Local Government have produced a leaflet that can be downloaded from our site, "So you think your home is safe?" click here. By using MMV Contracting Limited who is registered with the Competent Persons Scheme, ELECSA, we are able to self-certify that our work meets the required standards and that it has been notified to the local authority. As ELECSA approved contractors we have been independently assessed to ensure that we operate to the highest safety standards. If the work you need done is affected by Part P, we will notify ELECSA of the job done and you will receive a building compliance certificate from ELECSA so that you know that the work has been registered with your Local Authority Building Control. You will almost certainly have to produce this certificate at a later date, so when it arrives, please keep it in a safe and secure place. By using MMV Contracting Limited – an ELECSA contractor, we can offer you additional security by providing you the opportunity to purchase a warranty for the work that has just been completed. If you have not already been given a copy of the Part P leaflet from the Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company Limited (ECIC), ask us for a copy.

Information for the householder

In January 2005, Part P of the Building Regulations came into force. These regulations introduced safety standards to electrical installations within domestic properties.

This means that, with few exceptions, any electrical work undertaken in your home such as the addition of a new electrical circuit or any work in your kitchen, bathroom or garden area must be notified to the Local Authority Building Control for inspection.

For further information about building work and repairs to your home and what you need to be aware of, Communities and Local Government have produced a leaflet that can be downloaded from our site, "So you think your home is safe?" click here.

By using MMV Contracting Limited who is registered with the Competent Persons Scheme, ELECSA, we are able to self-certify that our work meets the required standards and that it has been notified to the local authority.

As ELECSA approved contractors we have been independently assessed to ensure that we operate to the highest safety standards. If the work you need done is affected by Part P, we will notify ELECSA of the job done and you will receive a building compliance certificate from ELECSA so that you know that the work has been registered with your Local Authority Building Control.

You will almost certainly have to produce this certificate at a later date, so when it arrives, please keep it in a safe and secure place.

By using MMV Contracting Limited – an ELECSA contractor, we can offer you additional security by providing you the opportunity to purchase a warranty for the work that has just been completed. If you have not already been given a copy of the Part P leaflet from the Electrical Contractors’ Insurance Company Limited (ECIC), ask us for a copy.