Competent Person Scheme (CPS) registered installers have been certified and have been assessed as competent in their field, to self-certify certain types of building work as compliant with the requirements of the Building Regulations in England and Wales.
MCS Contractors have been certified and have been assessed as having procedures and the competence required to demonstrated compliance to renewable industry standards for the technologies detailed against registration.
NICEIC Approved Contractors are assessed to the highest standards covering all types of electrical installations.
The NICEIC Domestic Installer scheme covers contractors who do installation work in domestic properties. It is important to use a Domestic Installer to comply with the requirements of Part P.
A scheme registering electrical contractors for Portable appliance testing (PAT).
The certified business has been assessed for the specific type of electrical work as listed below -
A scheme to support those contractors working in high risk areas.
PAS 2030: Has been certified as competent to provide an installation service in accordance with the requirements of PAS 2030 assessed and confirmed against the requirements of PAS 2031 for the work types detailed against registration.
When considering having electrical installation work undertaken in your home and the work is subject to a building warrant you have a number of options available to you. One option is that you appoint an NICEIC Approved Certifier of Construction (ACC), to undertake the electrical work and issue a Certificate of Construction confirming compliance with building regulations. However, an equivalent option recognised by Local Authority verifiers is to appoint an NICEIC Approved Contractor and the verifier will accept the contractor’s BS7671 certificate as part of their verification processes. For more information on building warrant requirements you can visit:
Electrical contractors will supply the electrical safety report (EICR).