NAPIT Accredited
National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers — your guarantee of electrical competence and building regulations compliance
What Is NAPIT?
The National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers (NAPIT) is one of the UK's leading accreditation bodies for electrical contractors, plumbers, heating engineers, and building fabric specialists. Founded to raise standards across the building services industry, NAPIT operates as a government-authorised Competent Person Scheme for multiple disciplines, including Part P electrical work.
NAPIT accreditation is not simply a membership badge — it is a rigorous certification that requires installers to demonstrate their technical competence, maintain appropriate qualifications, carry adequate insurance, and submit to regular assessment. NAPIT is authorised by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to operate Competent Person Schemes across England and Wales.
For Blue Electrics, our NAPIT accreditation covers both domestic electrical installations and commercial electrical work, including the electrical elements of our solar PV, battery storage, and EV charger installations. This means every aspect of our electrical work — from consumer unit upgrades to full commercial rewires — is carried out by qualified, assessed professionals.
Why Does NAPIT Accreditation Matter?
Part P Building Regulations Compliance
Part P of the Building Regulations governs electrical safety in dwellings. Certain types of electrical work — including new circuits, consumer unit replacements, and work in bathrooms or kitchens — are legally required to comply with Part P. As a NAPIT Competent Person, Blue Electrics can self-certify this work, meaning it's automatically compliant without the need for a separate building control inspection.
Self-Certification of Electrical Work
When a NAPIT-accredited contractor completes notifiable electrical work, we issue a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate and notify your local authority directly. This saves you the cost and hassle of arranging a separate building control inspection — which can cost £200–£400 and cause delays. The certificate is also registered with NAPIT's central database for future verification.
Assessed Technical Competence
NAPIT assesses every applicant's qualifications, experience, and technical knowledge before granting accreditation. This includes verifying relevant City & Guilds or equivalent qualifications, checking insurance cover, and conducting on-site assessments of completed work. Members must also demonstrate ongoing competence through regular reassessment.
Domestic and Commercial Coverage
NAPIT accreditation covers the full spectrum of electrical work, from domestic installations in homes and flats to large-scale commercial projects in offices, shops, and industrial premises. Whatever the scale of your electrical project, our NAPIT accreditation ensures it meets the required standards.
Understanding Part P and Why It Matters
Part P of the Building Regulations was introduced in 2005 to reduce the number of deaths, injuries, and property damage caused by faulty electrical installations. It applies to all electrical work in dwellings — houses, flats, and shared accommodation — and certain types of work must be either carried out by a registered Competent Person or inspected by local building control.
Notifiable work under Part P includes:
- Installation of a new circuit (including circuits for solar PV, battery storage, and EV chargers)
- Replacement of a consumer unit (fuse board)
- Any electrical work in a bathroom or within 3 metres of a bathroom
- Electrical work in kitchens that involves installing a new circuit
- Outdoor electrical installations such as EV charger connections and garden lighting
If notifiable work is carried out by someone who is not a registered Competent Person, the homeowner is legally responsible for notifying building control and arranging an inspection. Failure to do so can result in enforcement action, difficulty selling your property, and insurance complications.
This is why NAPIT accreditation matters so much for homeowners. When Blue Electrics carries out your electrical work, we handle the building regulations notification automatically, giving you a proper compliance certificate and complete peace of mind.
What This Means for You
Choosing a NAPIT-accredited electrician like Blue Electrics provides practical, tangible benefits:
- Legal compliance guaranteed — all notifiable electrical work is self-certified and reported to your local authority. You receive a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate as proof.
- No building control fees — because we self-certify under the Competent Person Scheme, you don't need to pay separately for a building control inspection.
- Protects your property sale — when selling your home, solicitors routinely check for electrical compliance certificates. Work done by a NAPIT member comes with the proper paperwork, avoiding costly retrospective inspections.
- Insurance validity — many home insurance policies require electrical work to be carried out by a qualified, registered electrician. Our NAPIT accreditation satisfies this requirement.
- Verified competence — you can verify our NAPIT registration online, giving you confidence that the electricians working in your home have been independently assessed.
- Covers all our electrical services — whether it's a consumer unit upgrade, EV charger installation, solar PV connection, or commercial EICR, our NAPIT accreditation covers it all.
How Blue Electrics Maintains Its NAPIT Accreditation
Maintaining NAPIT accreditation requires ongoing commitment to professional standards. Blue Electrics ensures continuous compliance through several key practices:
Qualified team: All our electricians hold the appropriate City & Guilds qualifications, including the 18th Edition Wiring Regulations (BS 7671). We invest in regular training to ensure our team stays current with the latest standards and technologies.
Regular assessment: NAPIT conducts periodic assessments of our work, including inspecting completed installations and reviewing our test results and documentation. We welcome these assessments as an opportunity to demonstrate and validate our quality.
Comprehensive insurance: We maintain full public liability insurance and professional indemnity cover, as required by NAPIT. This protects both our team and our customers.
Proper documentation: Every electrical installation we complete is accompanied by the appropriate certificates — Electrical Installation Certificates (EICs), Minor Works Certificates, or Electrical Installation Condition Reports (EICRs) as appropriate. These are registered with NAPIT for permanent record-keeping.
For more information about NAPIT and to verify our registration, visit napit.org.uk.