ECN Forum Forums General Topics of the Trade Non-US Electrical Systems & Trades Part P -- 2 years on

I didnt challenge them, i have just about had enough of it all. It used to be quite simple but now it is so complex sometimes things are best left. I saw that post on the iet site too.

I suppose part p could work and I suppose it is a sort of nice idea but it needs to be centrally managed with a clear, simple set of rules. I think the charges at present are prohibitivley expensive and appears to be like another tax. The whole system is over complicated and there is no need for it.

As usual, the law is difficult to understand and not definitive.

I am not in the best mood today, i have spent the last 2 days trying to understand health and safety law

I've become very cynical, but I believe that's what they want these days. If it's almost impossible to understand, there's more chance they can catch somebody out for not complying with some obscure rule.

I think that comes under "Cruel & unusual punishments" doesn't it?

But with regard to the original point, this extract is from a circular letter issued by the ODPM in March of last year:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/pub/12/CircularLetter30March2006_id1165012.pdf

The government office responsible for creating the rules in the first place has made it perfectly clear to councils that they are not allowed to do this.

So why are they still trying to do it?

Rejuvenating this thread, as I just came across this petition to the P.M.'s office that I'd missed before.

Note the typical politicians' response. There's a lot which just re-states what we already know about the rules, a lot of self-serving waffle about protecting people, and very little in actual response to the concerns raised in the petition:

http://www.number-10.gov.uk/output/Page11727.asp