"CLG significantly revised its requirements for Accreditation Schemes regarding the Quality Assurance of Domestic Energy Assessors and these new requirements came into force on June 1st 2010 affecting the RICS and all other schemes. As such we now require all domestic energy assessors to retain the following information from their site visits and present for checking within 15 working days when requested. The information now required is: · Site notes – paper or electronic: anything used in support of decision making or amendments to recommendations; notes/ evidence of any additional unusual features (e.g. unusual heating system features, community heating system, whole house mechanical ventilation features etc). If survey has been produced by sample-and-cloning this is required to be included in the notes. · Data file and/or RdSAP data collection form (if not already within site notes) . Floor plans: sketch plan covering all levels, annotated with measurements, areas and heat loss perimeter. · Photographs from site visit. Photographic evidence of the following needs to be included where appropriate to the property: o front, rear and side elevations o cavity wall insulation and evidence of wall thickness o roof construction o openings such as windows and chimney o primary and secondary heating systems including model labels and key features such as condensate pipes on boilers o heating control systems such as programmers, thermostats and TRVs o hot water heating system or cylinder o electric meter where accessible o LPG cylinder if present o loft insulation including indication of depth o conservatory – evidence of whether separated or not o low energy light fittings o whole-house mechanical ventilation system if present o any other key features which may affect the SAP rating. Retaining and supplying this information is now mandatory for QA purposes and will also assist greatly with any future query made to the assessor within the 10 year legal validity of the certificate issued. If any appropriate items are not available then explanatory evidence will be requested in their place. Assessors who do not comply with QA requests satisfactorily or within 15 days will be reported to RICS Regulation and further action may be taken.