Members' Business: Regulation of Electricians as a Profession - 25 October 2018

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S5M-14162 Jamie Halcro Johnston: Regulation of Electricians as a Profession—That the
Parliament notes the calls supporting the principle of the regulation of electricians as a profession;
understands that, while over 100 regulated professions exist in the UK, including gas engineers,
there is no protection afforded to electricians; appreciates that improperly-installed electrical work
creates a significant risk of fire as well as other harm to householders in the Highlands and Islands
and across Scotland; believes that the installation of electrical work by unqualified or only partly
qualified individuals carries the risk of defects and safety issues arising; acknowledges the survey
conducted by SELECT, which is the trade association for the electrical contracting industry in
Scotland, which suggests that 93% of householders would expect someone claiming to be an
electrician to be properly qualified and that 89% were not aware of how to check the qualifications
of someone, and acknowledges the calls for the Scottish Government to consider how the
Parliament’s powers over protection of title can be utilised to reassure the public of the safety of
electrical work that is carried out in domestic and non-domestic premises.
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