ROI - who to give the copy too?

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JamieP
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ROI - who to give the copy too?

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After issuing and RoI we have 20 working days to provide a copy

Does this copy get given to the person that contracted for the inspection? Eg the electrician who did the CoC, or is this part of the overall contract of work and should be given to the person who contracted the electrician?
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Re: ROI - who to give the copy too?

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The wording of ESR 72A requires a copy of the RoI to be provided (not "given") to " the person who contracted for the prescribed electrical work".

ESR 74E uses similar wording: "the person who contracted for the work" for a copy of CoC.
And ESR 74G reverts to " the person who contracted for the prescribed electrical work" for copy of ESC

It's logical that these mandatory copies of documents would all go to the same "person".
(Noting that this 'person' could be a body corporate rather than an individual.)

And in all three cases, there's an alternative that applies if the specified person is "not readily available";
and in each case, the alternative is the owner or occupier of the "place or thing" where the installation that was worked on is located.
(They couldn't just say "premises", because the PEW in question may not have been done on premises - eg a connectable installation).
This alternative clearly shows that the intention is for someone representing the end user of the work done to be the "person" to whom copies of all these documents must be provided
There are other possible interpretations, but they simply don't make much sense.
After all; it's the end user who has most need of the documents; and it's the the owner / occupier who has the right, in all three cases, to subsequently request a copy.

For an RoI; it's true that whoever carried out high risk PEW may have some interest in ensuring that the required inspection happens, and being able to show that it happened. Same for the person who certified it.
But in fact there is no such obligation on these people.
The only person who has an obligation with regard to ensuring that required inspections happen is the person about to connect to supply [ESR 73A].

Remember that required inspections must be recorded into the high risk work database, which is publicly accessible.
So anyone can find out whether a required inspection has been done.
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