An inspection report or device is deactivated for one of the following reasons:
- The device has been marked as lost or stolen.
- The inspection report has been reviewed as part of PIPA's complaints procedure, and found to be not of the required standard or expectations of the PIPA scheme.
- The device has been mistakenly tagged and does not currently fall under the scope of the PIPA inspection scheme.
- The PIPA office has deactivated the report as part of the scheme's administrative duties.
The inspection report or the PIPA tag is not active and therefore does not form part of the scheme. Only active inspection reports tags or PIPA tags are considered to be part of the PIPA scheme.
If you have a printed inspection report, or a device with a PIPA Tag, you must check the online PIPA website to see whether it has a current and active inspection. If your inspection report has been deactivated, it is not a valid inspection.
This is likely to be because it does not fall under the scope of the scheme. If developments are made which bring the device type under the scope of the scheme, it may be reactivated in the future. No further PIPA inspections can be carried out against deactivated devices.
This is likely to be due to the inspection report or method to be not in line with the scheme rules or expectations of PIPA. A new inspection report can be created by a PIPA inspector at any time to replace a deactivated report.
If you would like to find out more information, please email the tag number or report number to the PIPA office (info@pipa.org.uk) who will be able to provide you with more information.
Please note, in some circumstances we may not be able to give specific information where it may impact ongoing PIPA investigations.