EICR template

GOV.UK guidance for landlords sets them out. C1: danger present, risk of injury, and the inspector may make it safe before leaving. C2: potentially dangerous. C3: improvement recommended, and further remedial work is not required for the report to be satisfactory. FI: further investigation required without delay. The form records one code for each observation, with its location, photos and the recommended action, and counts how many of each you have recorded.

GOV.UK guidance says that if C1 or C2 codes are identified the report will state the installation is unsatisfactory for continued use, and Electrical Safety First's Best Practice Guide 4 says the overall assessment must then be unsatisfactory. Where only C3 observations are recorded the report can be satisfactory. If you mark the installation satisfactory with a C1 or C2 recorded, the form shows a red warning. With an FI recorded it shows an amber note to check the assessment against your scheme guidance. It warns but does not stop you.

The Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020 require landlords to have the installation inspected and tested by a qualified person at least every 5 years, or sooner if the last report says so. The landlord must give existing tenants a copy of the report within 28 days of the inspection and the local council a copy within 7 days of a written request, and remedial or further investigative work the report requires must be done within 28 days, or sooner if the report says so. Amendments made in 2025 extended the duties to social landlords. Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own rules.

No. The formal Electrical Installation Condition Report must meet BS 7671, and registered electricians usually issue it from their scheme's or their certification software. This template is the site record: what you inspected, the readings you took, what you found and the photos behind it, completed on a phone or tablet as you go. Copy it into your certificate and record the certificate number on the last page of the form.

One entry for each circuit: board, circuit number and description, type of wiring, reference method, live and protective conductor sizes, protective device type and rating, the maximum permitted Zs, RCD type and rated residual current, ring final circuit end to end readings, R1 + R2, insulation resistance with the test voltage, polarity, measured Zs, RCD disconnection time and test button, AFDD if fitted, and remarks. The form flags a measured Zs above the maximum you entered, and incorrect polarity.

For rented homes in England the regulations require a qualified person, meaning someone competent to carry out the inspection and testing in line with the electrical safety standards. The form records the inspector's name, company, competent person scheme and registration number if they have one, and the test instruments used with their serial numbers. In the SiteSurvey app it works offline and syncs when the device is back online, and the record goes out as a PDF or a share link.