Electrical standards lobbying group

Currently the Part P scheme only applies in England Scotland and Wales. Scotland has gone a step further with the SELECT scheme, and proudly states that they work with the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, UK Government and European Union to promote issues of importance to SELECT and to provide authoritative input on behalf of the industry.

Northern Ireland on the other hand has none of this, it appears another bill would have had to be passed in order for Part P to apply in Northern Ireland, and this didn’t happen for whatever reason.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel however. An organisation called the Electrical Standards Lobbying Group. This group is made up of members of the Electrical Training Trust (ETT) the Electrical Contractors’ Association (ECA) and the Joint Industry Board (JIB).

The Electrical Training Trust is a training organisation comprising members who are drawn from the Unite union, independent electrical contractors and the Electrical Contractors’ Association.

An extremely well put together presentation to the Northern Ireland Assembly by the Group can be read here. Don’t be put off by the length of the paper, this is a refreshing breakthrough in the need for such a national scheme.

I have often tipped my hat in favour of such a National Register as most of you who read my blogs will know and hope that this gathers momentum into achieving such a scheme.