Have your say on Amendment 4:2026 to BS 7671:2018 IET Wiring Regulations

By: Steven Devine

Once again, our national technical committee (JPEL/64), BSI and the IET have worked tirelessly to revise and amend BS 7671 to address the need for essential industry requirements for electrical installations, to keep pace with rapidly emerging technologies coming on to the market.

There is now the opportunity for you to make a difference. Committee members do their utmost to draft requirements for the benefit of the industry. However, like they say, two heads are better than one and we want to encourage as many people as possible who work directly with the IET Wiring Regulations to share their views during the Draft for Public Consultation (DPC) that will end on 3 November 2024.

It is extremely important for all of those who work in the electrical industry to review and comment on the draft. There might be proposed changes that will affect your business and it is the only way to catch a glimpse of future UK requirements for electrical installations.

Commenting on the IET Wiring Regulations (BS 7671) has never been easier. You simply need to access the BSI portal, register, search for BS 7671 and you will see the available documents.

A handy video which demonstrates the whole process from start to proposal can be found on YouTube.

In addition, written instructions outlining the process can be found further down this page.

How to make sure your comments are considered

As you can imagine, it is not uncommon to receive thousands of comments on British Standards, especially one as widely used as BS 7671. In order for your comments to be reviewed by the technical committees, they should be written in a way that provides a clear description of the opinion or concern you have, with a technical justification. This is to be written in the comment section.

It is extremely important that you provide a clear explanation of what you would like the committee to do. It is more likely that your comment will be taken into consideration if a proposal has been provided in the proposal section of the commenting form.

All comments are reviewed and, if necessary, are discussed at the technical committee, JPEL/64. Your input is extremely valuable and helps to shape the future of your industry.

Instructions for registering and adding your comments

Registration

Start by entering the following address https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com into your internet browser or type “BSI Standards Development” into Google and click the search link with the above address.
Once the BSI Standards Development page has loaded, at the top right of the page, below the telephone number and “Contact us online”, you will see the option to “Register/Login”. Click on that link.
When the login option appears, you will see a link to the right that says “Register me!”. Click on this link.
Next you will be prompted to enter your email address and choose a password to enter, then confirm that password again. Enter these details and click “Next”.
You will then be asked to provide some personal information:
- Title
- First and last names
- Phone number
- Country of residence.
Further information requested is whether your view is personal or from an organization, and your job title. Complete these fields.
Other information that is optional to fill in includes sector, organization name, organization size and organization type.
And then you have the usual tick boxes for marketing preferences should you wish to receive any marketing material.
Tick the boxes to confirm you have read the terms and conditions (always worth a read) and privacy notice.
Click “Register” at the bottom of the page.
A page will then load, displaying a message saying “Activation Required”. You will have been sent an email from BSonlineSupport-Confirmation-noreply@bsigroup.com with a link to activate your account.
Go to your email account, find this email and click on the link within it that says “Activate your account here”.
This will take you to a page on the BSI website that says “Your account is now activated”.
Click on the link that says “>Click here to go to the Standards Development Homepage”.
You are now ready to comment on British Standards.

Finding the IET Wiring Regulations and commenting

Now you have registered, you will need to log in to your account.

Go back to the page https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com and click on the link at the top right of the page that says “Register / Login”.
Login using your email address and the password you created when you registered.
Once you have logged in and are back on the homepage, https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com, you will see a search box with the text “Search for standards, committees and keywords”. Simply enter into this box, “7671”.
The top 4 search results are Requirements for Electrical Installations, IET Wiring Regulations Eighteenth Edition, Amendment 4 Draft for Public Consultation. The document has been divided into 4 section for ease of access.
Click on the links to any of these 4 sections in the “Reference” column.
Once you have done this, click on the red box at the bottom of the screen that says “Read draft and comment”.
The commenting options are simple. As you scroll through the document, you will see prompts to “Add/View comments”. By clicking on these links, you are free to write comments and, very importantly, provide a proposal.