Who we are
Gas Safe Register is the official gas registration body for the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Guernsey, appointed by the relevant Health and Safety Authority for each area. By law all gas engineers must be on the Gas Safe Register, and the Register's role is to act as a licensing body.
When a business becomes Gas Safe registered they are being issued a licence to carry out gas work (much as the DVLA issues driving licences to those who have demonstrated their competence by passing a driving test). As a result, the checks Gas Safe Register make prior to allowing registration only extend to ensuring that those applying for, and holding, registration are appropriately qualified as gas safety competent.
Gas Safe Register is not a membership body for engineers, nor a trade association.
Gas Safe Register replaced CORGI as the gas registration body in Great Britain and Isle of Man on 1 April 2009 and in Northern Ireland and Guernsey on 1 April 2010.
What we do
Gas Safe Register investigates reports of illegal gas work. The information we gather is passed on to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), who have the power to prosecute. To view these prosecutions please visit the HSE website.
Gas Safe Register conducts public awareness campaigns to make gas consumers aware of the risks of unsafe and illegal gas work, and of other dangers such as carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning. It is the co-ordinating body for the annual industry-wide Gas Safety Week campaign.
Gas Safe Register is run by Capita Gas Registration and Ancillary Services Limited, a division of Capita Plc.
