Who can issue COV

[SupboL]

Hi, Im an electrician and just wondering whos able to issue a COV on a property that has been disconnected from supply for greater then 6 months.

Can an electrician issue the COV or is it only electrical inspectors that can?

I know you need an electrical inspector once you carry out high risk work but as im aware you aren't doing anything high risk when preforming the required tests for COV

cheers

[AlecK]

When first introduced (2003, as R 43A of the 1997 Regs) it was a "CoV" ;
and only registered Inspectors and persons authorised under an employer licence could issue it.

But since 2010 ESRs came into force; the term "certificate of verification" has had no official status;
and the qualification for issuing the cert is "a person authorised to certify mains work" [ESR 74](2)(c)]