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Implement an "HSE Owned Legal Register for Electricians"

Submitted by John Collins on Monday 13th January 2025

Published on Monday 10th March 2025

Current status: Closed

Closed: Wednesday 10th September 2025

Signatures: 2,467

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Damaged ~ Deaths ~ Ensure ~ Executive ~ Fired ~ Health and Safety ~ Homes ~ Injuries ~ Lack ~ Legally ~ Owned ~ Penalty ~ property ~ Registered ~ Safety ~ Scheme ~ Standards ~ work

Petition Action

Implement an "HSE Owned Legal Register for Electricians"

Petition Details

We want a register owned by the Health and Safety Executive, like the Gas Safe scheme. We think such a register would enforce standards and ensure only registered electricians can purchase and install electrical equipment. We think voluntary schemes like NICEIC and NAPIT lack any legal authority.

Additional Information

We think many people are unaware that there is no legal register for electricians. Electrical faults lead to approximately 70 deaths and 350,000 injuries annually in UK homes, along with over 20,000 house fires causing extensive property damage. We think having the HSE legally enforce electrical work and imposing real penalties is the only way to improve standards and safety. We think this would make anyone conducting electrical work competent and accountable by HSE legal registration.


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