Part P registration cost 2026/27: NICEIC and NAPIT fees for a domestic electrician

TL;DR: Joining NICEIC's Domestic Installer Scheme costs £834 including VAT for the first year (£114 application fee plus £720 certification, NICEIC 2026/27 fees). NAPIT's electrical application form lists £786 including VAT (£156 deposit plus £630 balance). Both then charge renewals and a fee for each job you notify.

GOV.UK lists the authorised competent person schemes. For electrical installations in dwellings, the list shows BESCA, Blue Flame Certification, Certsure (NICEIC), NAPIT and OFTEC. For which of your jobs need notifying and how, read GOV.UK's competent person scheme guidance or ask your council's Building Control team.

From NICEIC's own fee table ("Fees correct for 2026/2027 NICEIC certification"):

Watch the extras:

• Additional assessments at £516 each may be needed if the site is more than 30 minutes from your office, if you need a revisit, or if you don't have enough work to show.
• Rescheduling your assessment at short notice costs £318 to £456. Not turning up costs £516.
• Changing your Qualified Supervisor costs £78, plus any extra assessment.

NICEIC says an assessment takes about 3 hours.

NAPIT's Electrical Only Membership Application Form (version 1.3, dated June 2026) lists prices including VAT:

• Initial deposit (non-refundable): £156
• Remaining balance: £630
• Total: £786

Optional extras on the same form:

• Third-party inspection and certification of domestic electrical work (England): £90
• TrustMark listing as an "Electrician": £138
• NAPIT FastTest: £162

The form says these prices cover the application and initial assessment only. It says other fees apply for reassessment, renewal, work notification and cancelled assessments, but doesn't list them. Ask NAPIT for those figures before you compare.

It also says the price assumes your competence can be assessed in a single visit. If not, there may be extra fees, which NAPIT says it will tell you before the assessment.

NICEIC's Domestic Installer scheme pages list what it asks for. As a checklist to prepare:

1. A Qualified Supervisor with at least 2 years' responsibility for electrical work, and certificates for their technical qualifications.
2. Examples of your work. Domestic installations you've done and certified in the last 12 months, ideally on sites the assessor can visit.
3. The right references: a current edition of BS 7671 and HSR25.
4. A safe isolation procedure in writing.
5. Test equipment records showing it's accurate.
6. Records you can find quickly: certificates, competence records and complaints. NICEIC's pages say how long it expects you to keep them.
7. A written health and safety policy and risk assessments.
8. At least £2 million public liability insurance in your trading name.

NAPIT's form asks for at least £2 million public liability too. It says third-party membership also needs professional indemnity insurance.

Your council's Building Control team is the other route for notifiable work. Ask them how they handle electrical jobs, what they charge and how long inspections take.

Councils set their own fees. Two 2026/27 examples:

• Hart District Council lists electrical work that needs Part P certification as an "individually determined fee".
• Sutton Council says an additional charge applies where domestic electrical work isn't done through a competent person scheme.

If you'll do a lot of notifiable work, compare the scheme fees with your council's charges for the same jobs. Do the sums below before you decide.

Step 1: Count your notifiable jobs. Look at last year, or your best guess for this year. Check GOV.UK or Building Control for which of your job types count, then count them.

Step 2: Price the scheme route. First-year fee + (number of jobs × notification fee). With NICEIC that's £834 + £4.80 a job, including VAT.

Step 3: Price the Building Control route. Ask your council for its fee for a typical job. Multiply by your job count.

Step 4: Add the hidden costs. Time waiting for inspections. Customers who'd rather book a scheme-registered electrician. The register listing: GOV.UK points householders to the electrical competent person register to find scheme members.

Step 5: Put it in your prices. Scheme fees are business costs, like insurance and van costs. Build them into your hourly rate.

The Electrician Startup Guide (£4.99) covers competence, insurance, Part P boundaries, voluntary scheme options and the Building Control alternative. Once you're registered, the Electrician Business Documents — Premium (£19.99) has 17 business-record templates, including a quote and estimate form and client registration and property details. They're business records, not electrical certificates.

For the Domestic Installer Scheme in 2026/27: £834 including VAT for the first year (£695 + VAT). Year two is £714 including VAT, or £690 by single direct debit. Each notified job is £4.80 including VAT.

NAPIT's June 2026 electrical application form lists £786 including VAT for application and initial assessment. Renewal and notification fees are extra and aren't on the form.

Compare the costs for your own job count, and ask your council how it handles electrical work. GOV.UK's competent person scheme guidance explains how the schemes work.

NICEIC says about 3 hours. You may need more than one if you have several Qualified Supervisors or not enough work to show.

NICEIC offers first-year certification in 3 interest-free monthly payments, and later years by up to 12 monthly instalments. NAPIT's form mentions an interest-free direct debit plan.

All accessed 1 October 2026.

• NICEIC, "Domestic Installer Scheme" (requirements; joining, second-year, rescheduling and notification fees; "Fees correct for 2026/2027"; assessment about 3 hours; payment options)
• NAPIT, "Electrical Only Membership Application Form" v1.3 (06.26) (deposit £156; balance £630; optional extras; insurance minimums; other fees apply; interest-free direct debit)
• GOV.UK, "Competent person scheme – current schemes and how schemes are authorised" (schemes for electrical installations in dwellings; electrical competent person register)
• Hart District Council, "Building Control fees 2026-27" (electrical work requiring Part P: individually determined fee)
• London Borough of Sutton, "Building Control Charging Schedule 2026/27" (additional charge where electrical work isn't through a competent person scheme)

This article is general information. Fees were checked on 1 October 2026 and change each year. Check the scheme's own pages before you apply.