Numbers of Home Inspectors and Domestic Energy Assessors
1. Process to accreditation/certification *
There are a number of stages leading to the accreditation of Domestic Energy Assessors and the certification of Home Inspectors. These are set out in the diagram below: 
* Home Inspectors and Domestic Energy Assessors must be accredited to produce Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and in addition, Home Inspectors must be certificated to produce Home Condition Reports (HCRs).
- candidates can qualify only once they have passed the exam and completed practical assessments
- assessors can become accredited or certificated only once they are qualified and have passed a criminal records check
2. Number of people at different stages in the process of becoming accredited
| Assessor Numbers as of 23 May 2008 | |
| Stage | Number of assessors/candidates |
| Accredited (1) | 7,930 |
| Qualified (2) | 1,464 |
| Passed exams (3) | 4,816 |
| Total in system who have passed exams or progressed further | 14,210 |
(1) These assessors have passed exams, qualified and become accredited.
(2) These candidates have passed exams and qualified, but they have not yet become accredited.
(3) These candidates have passed exams only
3. Number of people accredited by region
| Region | Number Accredited as of 23 May 2008 |
| North East | 368 |
| North West | 947 |
| Yorkshire & The Humber | 582 |
| East Midlands | 618 |
| West Midlands | 743 |
| East of England | 789 |
| London | 644 |
| South East | 1,289 |
| South West | 1021 |
| Wales | 426 |
| Unknown | 503 |
| Total | 7,930 |
"Unknown" includes some assessors who intend to work nationally and some whose postcode data is awaiting processing.
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