Hi NickRich
I understand you may be using terminology that suits your conversation with the inspector or the mis informed person you have had to do this inspection
"Safety certificate" in case you not aware, there is no such animal in the electrical zoo
All electrical installation work carried out requires a electrical installation certificate or minor works certificate,depending on the type of work carried out
Anyone who installs are free to download these from the people who make the regulations (IET) they display model forms for people to use
There is no problem your father in law doing the work or issuing certificates
Any problems only arise when the procedure of Part P of the building regs is not followed,either informing the inspector before work starts,that the work is being carried out by a n other or its by some guy who happens to be registered to self certify(in this case he doesn't require the inspectors attention)
Your inspector is probably asking for a condition report to satisfy his understanding of whats required,he may have stipulated a registered competent person to do this inspection and for that person to issue a report(in order to replace what should have been issued)its not at all right but I suppose they can wrongly circumvent government regulations whilst telling you that "you" must conform
The issuing of a report is not the intention of how Part P of the building regs was meant to operate,the inspector is twisting and bending its intention by accepting this eicr as suitable (specially when it is incompetent),its no more in line with the government legislation than your father in laws certificates being quite acceptable
I understand you may be using terminology that suits your conversation with the inspector or the mis informed person you have had to do this inspection
"Safety certificate" in case you not aware, there is no such animal in the electrical zoo
All electrical installation work carried out requires a electrical installation certificate or minor works certificate,depending on the type of work carried out
Anyone who installs are free to download these from the people who make the regulations (IET) they display model forms for people to use
There is no problem your father in law doing the work or issuing certificates
Any problems only arise when the procedure of Part P of the building regs is not followed,either informing the inspector before work starts,that the work is being carried out by a n other or its by some guy who happens to be registered to self certify(in this case he doesn't require the inspectors attention)
Your inspector is probably asking for a condition report to satisfy his understanding of whats required,he may have stipulated a registered competent person to do this inspection and for that person to issue a report(in order to replace what should have been issued)its not at all right but I suppose they can wrongly circumvent government regulations whilst telling you that "you" must conform
The issuing of a report is not the intention of how Part P of the building regs was meant to operate,the inspector is twisting and bending its intention by accepting this eicr as suitable (specially when it is incompetent),its no more in line with the government legislation than your father in laws certificates being quite acceptable