Housing associations, managing agents and inspection companies working in Glasgow run PAT programmes under Scotland's regulatory framework. Here's what applies, how often it's due, and how local providers manage it with Kaarr.
The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require electrical equipment to be maintained to prevent danger; the IET Code of Practice sets the risk-based approach to inspection and testing frequency. In Scotland's private rented sector, appliances supplied with the tenancy fall under the Repairing Standard's electrical safety duties.
Glasgow City Council is the local housing and HMO licensing authority, and the Scottish Housing Regulator oversees social landlords. Tenants can take Repairing Standard cases to the First-tier Tribunal for Scotland Housing and Property Chamber.
The Scottish Fire and Rescue Service is the fire and rescue authority for the whole of Scotland.
Glasgow's sandstone tenements share closes, roofs and common repairs between owners and tenants, so damp, fire safety and statutory inspections often depend on agreement between several owners, with factoring arrangements in the mix. Social landlords work to the Scottish Housing Quality Standard and the EESSH energy standards.
In Scottish private lets the portable appliance test sits inside the Repairing Standard guidance rather than being left to general HSE advice. It covers appliances the landlord supplies, which the guidance lists as white goods, brown goods, non-fixed heaters and handheld equipment. The tester should have completed training in in-service inspection and testing of electrical equipment from an approved provider. The guidance sets no fixed interval, and says retesting will usually be more frequent than five years, with the frequency decided during the inspection. Equipment less than a year old may be left out of the first round. Correct as of October 2026.
The workflow, report template and scheduling for PAT are the same in every city. See how Kaarr runs PAT, then book a demo with your Glasgow stock in mind.
Glasgow is in Scotland, so the governing framework is: Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 · IET Code of Practice. The Electricity at Work Regulations 1989 require electrical equipment to be maintained to prevent danger; the IET Code of Practice sets the risk-based approach to inspection and testing frequency. In Scotland's private rented sector, appliances supplied with the tenancy fall under the Repairing Standard's electrical safety duties.
There's no fixed statutory interval for PAT: the law requires electrical equipment to be maintained safely, with risk-based inspection frequency. For communal appliances in shared and supported housing — kettles, toasters, microwaves, white goods — annual combined inspection and testing is the standard Kaarr schedules.
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