CERTIFICATE GUIDE

What to Include on an EICR

A clean checklist for the sections, schedules, observations, and handover details that make an EICR usable and professional.

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8 min readUpdated 2026-06-10Andrew Moore, Founder of Elec-Mate

Written and reviewed by Andrew Moore, founder of Elec-Mate, against BS 7671:2018+A4:2026, IET Guidance Note 3 and the IET On-Site Guide.

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Key Takeaways

  • 1An EICR should clearly identify the installation, its extent, and any limitations before the findings begin.
  • 2The schedules, observations, and overall outcome need to support each other.
  • 3Good reports describe the actual condition of the installation, not just a pile of codes.
  • 4The next step should be obvious to the client: satisfactory, unsatisfactory, remedial work, or further investigation.
  • 5A digital workflow makes it easier to keep the report complete while still moving quickly on site.
01 · Certificate Guide

The core sections every EICR needs

  • Clear client, site, and installation details.
  • The extent of the report and any agreed limitations.
  • Supply characteristics, earthing and bonding details, and installation background.
  • Schedules of inspection and test results that match the actual installation tested.
  • Observation codes, comments, and the overall report outcome.
02 · Certificate Guide

Observations should help the client act

A good EICR does more than raise codes. It tells the client what the issue is, where it is, how serious it is, and why it matters. That clarity makes remedial quoting much easier and reduces the back-and-forth after handover.

03 · Certificate Guide

The schedules have to support the report

If the schedule of test results looks incomplete or mismatched, the whole report feels weak. The schedule should read like evidence for the conclusions, not like a separate document prepared by somebody else.

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Finish with a report the client can use

The final PDF should be ready to hand over, not something that still needs cleaning up at night. If it is unsatisfactory, the client should understand what needs doing first and what you can quote next.

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