Summary
This current edition of Approved Document P: Electrical safety - Dwellings, has been updated and replaces the previous edition.
It incorporates amendments made to reflect any changes arising as a result of the Building Regulations 2010. The changes mainly reflect regulation number changes as a result of re-ordering. There have been no amendments to the substantive requirements in Schedule 1 (ie Parts A to P) of the Building Regulations.
Below is a link to an amendment slip showing how the old regulation numbers correspond to the new regulation numbers.
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Approved Document P: Electrical safety - dwellings (2006 edition incorporating 2010 amendments) (PDF 3.64MB)
This is the current edition of Approved Document P: Electrical safety - Dwellings. It supersedes the original 2006 edition (see archived version below) by incorporating the changes made as a result of the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010.
Amendments to Approved Documents and Compliance Guides 2010: List of revisions and corrections (PDF 123 Kb)
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Archived versions
Approved Document P: Electrical safety - dwellings (2006 edition) (PDF 4675 Kb)
This is the original edition of Approved Document P and does not incorporate the changes made as a result of the Building Regulations 2010 and Building (Approved Inspectors etc) Regulations 2010.
