Following the revised Part P document issued in April, it is now possible to certify notifiable work using a registered third party as an alternative to using building control. However it remains unclear as to where the 3rd party 'register' is, so whilst the new changes were implemented on the 6th April 2013, it seems that there is no register of installers and electricians who are willing to sign off another persons electrical work.
The Part P regulations clearly stipulate that you can only use a registered third party to certify your installation so ringing round your local electricians is not an option. The register has to be in place before this service is available. At TradeSkills4U we have decided to do some digging around and try to find out what the situation is with regard to the register of 3rd party installers, and if, indeed there are plans to have one.
What's happening now? Read the full article on the Trade Skills 4 U website here: http://www.tradeskills4u.co.uk/posts/3rd-party-certifiers