Electrical safety and the law around it matter, so we hold our guides and service pages to a clear standard. This page explains how.
Where our information comes from
Every legal or technical statement is checked against a primary or authoritative source: the legislation itself on legislation.gov.uk, GOV.UK guidance, the Health and Safety Executive, the IET (publisher of BS 7671, the UK wiring regulations), BSI and other standards bodies, and Nottingham City Council for local licensing. Each guide lists its sources and the date we last checked them.
Law, standards and good practice are labelled differently
- Legal requirement: set by legislation. We say which country it applies to, because the rules in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland differ.
- Technical standard: a British Standard such as BS 7671 or BS 5839. Not law in itself, but the recognised way to do the work, and sometimes referred to by law.
- Recommended practice: guidance from bodies such as HSE or the IET.
- Lease, licence or insurer: requirements that come from your contract or licence, not general law.
Professional review
Content is researched and written by our team and is then reviewed by a qualified electrician. Until that review has happened, a page says so in its "How we checked this page" box, and any statement we couldn't confirm from a freely available source is marked "awaiting professional review". We never label a page as reviewed unless the review has actually taken place.
Keeping it up to date
We re-check compliance pages at least every six months, and straight away when something changes, such as a new amendment to BS 7671 or new regulations. The date each page was last checked is shown on the page.
Corrections
If you think something on our site is wrong or out of date, please email us. We'll check it against the source, correct it if needed, and note significant corrections on the page.
What we don't do
We don't publish invented reviews, testimonials, statistics or accreditations. Credentials only appear once we've verified them with evidence. Our guides are general information, not legal advice.
Last updated 29 Oct 2026.