Report contents
What should you be able to find in an EICR?
A condition report is a record of an inspection. This checklist is what that record is for. It is not a ruling on a file you have not shown anyone.
Reviewed 6 October 2026 by Michael (Technical Supervisor) and George Opsenica (Director, Codeex Maintenance Ltd). General guidance, not a reading of your own report and not legal advice.
Review details
- Michael: electrical guidance within the recorded review scope.
- George Opsenica: service information and presentation.
What this checklist cannot do
This page cannot tell you whether a particular report is valid. It describes the information a condition report is there to carry.
A difference in layout or wording does not, by itself, make a report invalid.
The model forms are published by the IET. Use the IET publication for the full model forms.
The information to look for
The report should identify the installation it covers, including the address and enough description to tell that installation from another.
The report should say what was inspected and what the limitations were.
The report should give the outcome of that inspection, including whether it was satisfactory or unsatisfactory.
Observations should be listed with the classification the inspector applied.
Inspection and test results should be recorded for the extent that was tested.
The report should give the recommended date of the next inspection.
The report should identify the person responsible for the report. Use the report provided by the electrician for the complete signed record.
Extent and limitations
What was covered, and what was not.
Outcome
Satisfactory or unsatisfactory for that inspection.
Observations and codes
What was recorded, and how it was classified.
Results and the next date
The tests that were done, and when the report says to inspect again.
This is not the landlord's evidence file
The evidence-pack article is about what a landlord may need to keep around the report. This page is about the report itself.
Read the report, or arrange the inspection
Codes are explained in the code guide. The landlord file is the evidence-pack article. To arrange the inspection, use EICR testing in London.
Related pages
Look for extent, outcome, observations and the next date.
Use this checklist to read your report. Uploading a copy does not certify or approve it.
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