The NICEIC Domestic Installer Scheme helps electrical installers comply quickly and easily with Part P of the Building Regulations.
Our Domestic Installer Scheme is designed for contractors solely looking to register domestic installation work in accordance with Part P. The scheme covers low or extra-low voltage work, including design, installation and certification of work.
Scheme requirements
Electrical
- Your business must be directly engaged in domestic electrical work
- Hold a current edition of BS 7671, HSR25 (EAWR 1989) and any other technical reference guides relevant to the range and scale of electrical work you undertake
- Have a safe isolation and re-energisation of installations procedure in place
- Make available for assessment sufficient examples of domestic electrical installation work completed with appropriate certification in the previous 12 months by the business. It is advisable to arrange access to a selection of sites
Business
- Appoint one or more Qualified Supervisor as required
- Maintain a record of the ongoing accuracy and consistency of test equipment used for certification and reporting purposes
- Maintain records for a minimum of 6 years, inclusive, but not limited to; specifications, certificates, competence records and complaints
- Have a written Health & Safety Policy Statement and carry out risk assessments as appropriate
- Your business must be directly engaged in domestic electrical work
Experience & Qualifications
- Proposed Qualified Supervisor has at least 2 years responsibility for electrical work
- Certificates of technical qualifications achieved by the Qualified Supervisor
- Evidence of relevant qualifications, training (including Continuous Professional Development) and experience for all employed persons undertaking electrical work
Insurance
- Have a minimum of £2 million Public Liability Insurance in the registered trading name
Application fee (non-refundable) | Fee | VAT | Total |
| Application review fee for each address requiring assessment (e.g. head office and each contracting branch) | £95 | £19 | £114 |
| Application fee (inc assessment) | £575 | £115 | £690 |
| Fee for each additional assessment relating to an application | £415 | £83 | £498 |
Surveillance fee | Fee | VAT | Total |
| (annual fee becomes due on the anniversary of certification) | |||
| Payment by annual direct debit (single payment direct debit) (inc assessment) | £555 | £111 | £666 |
| Payment by other methods (inc assessment) | £575 | £115 | £690 |
Note: Assessment = approx. 3 hrs, and multiples thereof i.e. 2x assessment = approx. 6 hrs.
Charges |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Additional assessment (or multiples of) | £415 | £83 | £498 |
| Administrative fees (for example change of company details, not involving change of ownership; not including additional assessment) | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| TrustMark status (available after Certification and payable annually) | £145 | £29 | £174 |
| Change of Qualified Supervisor (not including additional assessment) | £65 | £13 | £78 |
| NICEIC Online Certification (building compliance notifications) | £3.85 | £0.77 | £4.62 |
| NICEIC certificates and reports Online per installation Print and post |
£1.55 £1.80 |
£0.31 £0.36 |
£1.86 £2.16 |
Rescheduling fee |
Fee |
VAT |
Total |
| Rescheduling of an assessment with 2 or less days notice (per assessment) | £365 | £73 | £438 |
| Rescheduling of an assessment with more than 2 and less than 21 days notice (per assessment) | £255 | £51 | £306 |
| Void fee for failure to be present or available for assessment when the assessor has attended at the scheduled time and date and no previous communication has been recieved to reschedule the assessment (for each assessment). | £415 | £83 | £498 |