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Guides for UK electricians.
Guides for the person doing the work: how to fill in each certificate, what BS 7671 A4:2026 changes, when work is notifiable under Part P, and what landlords must do. Written by the CertSync team and checked against the standards.
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UK electrical certificates explained
How each certificate is filled in, who signs it, and which standard it is assessed against. Start here when you are unsure which form a job needs or what a section is asking for.
How to fill in an EICR: a step-by-step guide for electricians
For the inspector on site: the six stages of an EICR in the order you work them, from supply details to the overall outcome, with the observation codes explained on the way.Last updated 15 October 2026Who can sign an electrical certificate
Why competence rather than one named qualification decides who signs, and how the design, construction and inspection declarations split between people.Last updated 15 October 2026Which certificate do you need? All 13 explained
A sorting guide to every certificate type CertSync covers, grouped by the kind of job, so you can match the paperwork to the work in front of you.Last updated 15 October 2026How to fill in an EIC: a step-by-step guide for electricians
The EIC section by section for a new installation or an alteration, including when one person can complete all three declarations and sign once.Last updated 15 October 2026Fire alarm certificates and BS 5839: domestic vs non-domestic explained
How to tell whether a fire alarm system falls under BS 5839-6 or BS 5839-1, and the grades and categories each certificate records.Last updated 15 October 2026Emergency lighting certificates and BS 5266: what needs one, and what doesn't
Where BS 5266-1 applies and where it does not, and when an emergency lighting certificate is issued: at commissioning, then at each periodic inspection.Last updated 15 October 2026EV charge point certificates and the IET Code of Practice
What an EV charge point certificate records that the EIC does not: the earthing assessment, network operator notification and the smart charge point checks.Last updated 15 October 2026Solar PV commissioning certificates: what the record has to show
The three documents behind a solar PV commissioning record, and how the G98 or G99 connection route is decided by capacity.Last updated 15 October 2026Battery storage (EESS) commissioning certificates explained
Why domestic and non-domestic battery storage installs follow different documents, and the fire-safety evidence each route needs.Last updated 15 October 2026Lightning protection test and inspection reports explained
What a lightning protection test and inspection report covers, and why the risk assessment, not the type of building, sets the work.Last updated 15 October 2026BS 7909 certificates for temporary electrical systems at events
How BS 7909 paperwork for temporary event power scales from a small system to a full distribution, and where the fixed installation takes over.Last updated 15 October 2026
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UK electrical compliance & regulation
The rules around the paperwork: what must be notified to building control, what landlords owe their tenants, and what the latest amendment to the wiring regulations changes.
Part P and when electrical work must be notified
Which jobs in a dwelling must be notified to building control in England, which are exempt, and how Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.Last updated 15 October 2026Landlord electrical safety rules — the EICR 5-year rule
What the rented-sector electrical safety regulations ask of a landlord: the five-yearly inspection, the 28-day deadlines and who must get a copy.Last updated 15 October 2026BS 7671:2018+A4:2026 — what changes for electricians
The A4:2026 amendment dates, which edition a certificate should cite during the changeover, and what that means for the forms you issue.Last updated 15 October 2026
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