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“One of my tasks will be to support the pioneering work carried out by SELECT in seeking statutory registration of qualifi ed electricians”


CABLEtalk and encouraging Members to write to their MP and MSP to agree the case for reform. Finally we seem to be making some progress. At the end of last year, another


Pye Tait review, commissioned by the Scottish Government, recommended that retention monies should be ring-fenced in a retention deposit scheme, which has been the focus of the campaign run by SELECT and other trade bodies over recent years. If retentions are protected from those that use and abuse them, the likelihood is that they will fall out


of fashion. The Pye Tait report stated that the overwhelming majority of clients and Tier 1 contractors use retentions as working capital – no surprise there! The Scottish Government decided to consult the industry on reform of the practice, with the consultation closing last May and the consensus being that there should be a statutory retention deposit scheme. The Scottish Government has now decided to set up a working group to agree on the way forward and I will be briefi ng our representative on that group and working with Alan Wilson to keep the pressure on for legislation. Little will happen before the May elections but we must be prepared to lobby prospective candidates to support a statutory retention deposit scheme.


Off ering vital legal support As a visiting university professor of construction law, I am keen to help improve Members’ understanding of construction contracts. To that end, I’ll be creating short podcasts on some of the issues faced by Member fi rms when taking on new contracts. Watch this space! Unfortunately, I won’t be able to deal with individual legal queries, which can be submitted to the MacRoberts hotline on 0141 303 1111, but I would welcome any ideas on the type of issues which arise frequently and cause diffi culties for fi rms. These ideas can be addressed to Iain Mason, Director of Membership and Communications. Alongside my SELECT colleagues, I look forward to playing a part in helping to improve the industry in Scotland. In the meantime let’s throw everything at getting positive outcomes to the long-standing problem of retentions and to the campaign for regulating the electrical industry.


GOT A QUESTION FOR RUDI?


If you have a query that you would like Rudi to help with, please email iain.mason@select.org.uk


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