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We believe that creating and enforcing a standard of competence for electricians (as implied by Part P of the Building Regulations) is a good thing. However, we believe that it is inappropriate for standards to be defined by trade bodies, because they have a strong interest in defining `competence' to lie exclusively within their own membership. Many competent people are excluded, for a variety of reasons, including cost.

We believe that there should be an independent, national system of accreditation, based on examination, or inspection of work, or experience, or some combination. Anybody who is capable of meeting the requisite standard could seek accreditation, regardless of profession and how much electrical work he or she actually carries out.

Consideration should be given to whether there should be different standards for people who wish to practice a trade, compared to those who wish to work only on their own premises (`DIY'), and for works of differing scale and scope.

Current signatories

Kevin Boone, the Petition Creator, joined by:

• Robin Dixon
• Tom Fonteyne
• Ian Goose
• Mark R. Bowyer
• Steve Ayland
• Ian Harris
• Glenn Jackson
• gina owens
• Julian Bass
• alan punt
• Wendy Forder
• K R Harvey
• Steve Eldridge
• Ian Stocks
• Richard Savage
• Andy Coleman
• T.J/Lamb
• Roger Chapman
• Robert Eager
• David Henderson
• Harry Bloomfield
• Arthur Ravenscroft
• Clive Baxter
• John C Jessop
• Robin Willis
• Steve Radcliffe
• Adrian Berry
• Michael Whittam
• C Baker
• John Rumm
• dean bell
• Chris Ward
• S Essery
• Brian Duffell
• Edward Potts
• George Smith
• Georgina Hayes
• Anthony Swart
• Noel Cutler
• J I S Balch
• John Shotton
• Michael Patterson
• Steve Ferris
• Nigel W Fowler
• garyfisher
• Jonathan Claxton
• Robin Kearney
• Elliot Moore
• Dylan Beattie
• Stephen Hine
• Robbie Jerrom
• Michael T Bishop
• ian kerfoot
• KEVIN BENN
• navraj arora
• Karl Manley
• D. Olds
• Paul Jonathan Bates
• Robert McWilliam
• tom allan
• Brian Dooley
• Trevor Girvan
• Michael Broggio
• Karl Carrier
• David Martin
• gordon ball
• Daniel Cowen
• Ian A. Bond
• David Todd
• Tony Nulty
• Les Jones
• David Gunson
• Stephen Watson
• Anthony Hazell
• John Bone
• john hamilton
• Jon Wilkins
• Robert proctor
• Mike Ferguson
• Richard Lord
• Michael Molyneux
• Michael Awcock
• Huw Jones
• Christopher Hicks
• Alastair Browne
• MICHAEL ATTRILL
• Paul Kent
• Mike Coombs
• I J Ellis
• Gary Rose
• Richard Bufton, B.Sc(Hons), I.Eng., MIET
• Andrew Andrew
• Michael Gavins, MSc
• Andrew Hale
• Jon Anderson
• Malcolm J Briggs
• Mr S A Toplutt
• brian graham
• peter hynes
• Brian Mason
• Peter Brinklow
• S Burgess
• Clive Ward
• Brian Gilbert
• David V Potter
• philip m roberts
• Peter Pomlett
• Robert Bishop
• Derek Pallett
• EDWARD PERRETT
• Martin Wesley
• Tony Moon
• Martin Frankland
• RJ Bailey
• frank hopper
• Gary Staples
• Charles bellsham
• Kevin Dodd
• Graham Stanley
• Brian Hickley
• Alexander Eichhorn CEng
• Chris Jones
• iain maclean
• Nick Bendelow
• Brian Gilchrist
• Kenneth Wall
• Jim Cooke
• leigh winspear
• John Minshull
• Philip England
• Peter Lever
• Colin Gerry
• Jim Kerr
• john chamberlain
• David Woolgar Bsc CEng
• G.Power
• Richard Cook
• Roger Phillips
• Harris Sofokleous
• Jack Pearson
• Stephen Durr
• Martin John Bostock
• stephen wilson
• Ian McCreadie
• david watson
• Jason Briscoe
• Barry Taylor
• Mark Pullen
• Martin Rollinson
• carl roberts
• james hoskins
• Jonathan Williams BA(Hons) TMIET
• Keith Fitzgibbon
• Arnold Alvin Dawson
• brian watts
• Steve Gray
• william tabarn
• Les Ryan
• Richard Skelton
• Ronald Huggett
• jjacquir@aol.com
• Gareth Gibbon
• Nick Thursfield
• John Anthony Coles
• Charles Malir
• Robert Anthony Jenkins
• Carol Crow
• Patrick Law
• david lawson
• Kevin Bradley
• peter harker
• Richard Nevin
• R.G.NASSEY
• Nick Cobb
• Dermot Farrell
• roger lawson
• Dr E Jack Loader
• Stuart Hardy BSc CEng MIET
• John Watts
• Martin Nichollls
• Malcolm Kirby
• patrick nevin
• K Mitchell
• Mike Perry
• Trevor Bean
• Nicholas C Bove
• Donald Gray
• Phil O'Ryan
• Phil Lee
• Roger Astley BEng
• George Stearne
• David Holdsworth IENG MIET
• Samantha Freeman
• Andrew Bannister
• Jonathan Griffiths
• Tracey Phillips
• Gordon Sim
• Steven Oates
• R Felts
• Darren Butler
• Gary Collins
• Phil Stanford
• Stuart Gladstone
• Neal Townsend
• Gary Tiller
• David Cox
• Mark Burrows
• Richard Melhuish
• M.Caple
• David Lloyd BEng
• David Bullock
• Michael Milne
• Frank Holmes
• L Parrish
• C Donnelly
• Niels Bjergstrom
• S Brain
• Ian Miller
• Bruce Ainslie
• jhangir hussain
• E Gee
• Michael Page-Jones
• PETER HOWARD