"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On 2006-11-23 15:44:23 +0000, "Clive George"
said:


However..... this is one of a series of measures for the construction
industry whereby there is some form of self certification via members of
various trade associations. Since there is registration of work done,
in addition to membership of said trade organisations, it does form a
vehicle by which a proportion of construction industry tradespeople are
brought into a framework in which they can be tracked for tax and other
purposes.

I am sure that the industry will always have the cowboys and the tax
evaders; but in terms of the tax take, it will have certainly contributed
to the exchequer. There is certainly a political motivation to do that.


Ironically for new builds there is no need for any self certification and
any cowboy can do the work. Yes I know there is the CIS framework but that
doesn't stop a jack of any trades to do the wiring.

Building control will be needed for a new build so the wiring can just be
added to that at no extra cost.