Hi willowman,
As stated by Ethel
Basically,any electrical work carried out in a kitchen,or Bathroom (special location) should be carried out by a Competant person,registered(Part p) with an association such as Napit or Eca or the nic, vitually all self employed electricians are now I would guess are registered by now,
the daft thing is,not all work has to be notified to the council, a spur off of a ring main to put extra socket in does not have to be or work in a lounge,it is a very grey area,as ideally that sort of work should have a minor works certificate,but there is nothing to stop people going to B&Q buying all they want and rewiring a house,any wholesaler will also sell the stuff to anybody,so at the moment the honest ones are being clobbered by the cost, I have just paid �350 to be registered for another year,plus the cost of notifying every job I do, but to be on the safe side you should get it done by someone registered,sorry I do gabble on a bit, Ray
Ethel, your inspection was very cheap,was it a periodic report ?