Government are to accept and implement option 3
January 2012
. Our proposed changes to Part P seek to reduce the costs associated with Part P while
maintaining the health and safety benefits. This is proposed to be done by reducing the
amount of notifiable work and by allowing for third-party certification of work when the work
is carried out by people who are not members of Competent Person Schemes
And the option the governments has decided on is shown below
Option 3 delivers, however, significant net benefits of ÂŁ135.6m by maintaining the benefits
associated with regulation through Part P, but by significantly reducing the associated costs.
On that basis, the preferred approach is to amend the Part P regime to reduce its cost
while maintaining the benefits from reduced injury, damage and fire attendance.