What should be checked?
Relevant trade membership, insurance, competence and waste registration should be checked for the work proposed. No single badge guarantees an outcome. We have no live provider network.
Guidance context: GOV.UK · How to stop Japanese knotweed from spreading · England; links to devolved guidance · Checked ; PCA · Invasive weed management · Trade-body guidance; check individual membership separately · Checked . Source checks do not verify a provider, policy or property.
Ask for evidence that fits the property.
- Current company membership and the named surveyor’s relevant competence.
- Written scope, access limits and the type of report to be supplied.
- Any insurance-backed guarantee’s insurer, terms, exclusions and applicability.
- Coverage, pricing conditions and the lender’s own report requirements.
No badge or marketing statement proves that a particular report, guarantee or treatment will be suitable.
What evidence belongs to each check?
| Check | Evidence to request | Who can confirm it |
|---|---|---|
| Association membership | Current directory entry, membership category and exact company name. | The relevant association’s current directory |
| Professional instruction | Named person, relevant competence, scope and report limitations. | The appointed professional and the adviser requesting the report. |
| Insurance-backed guarantee | Named insurer, covered work, exclusions, duration and transfer terms. | The named insurer and the policy documents for the actual work. |
| Cooperation with this site | Explicit written commercial agreement and activation review. | No live partner network exists in this prototype. |
Guidance context: PCA · Check a member company · Association directory; no individual company checked here · Checked ; PCA · Contractor guarantees and insurance-backed guarantees · General guarantee background; no specific policy verified · Checked . Source checks do not verify a provider, policy or property.
Questions about provider checks
Does a PCA logo prove a company’s current membership?
No membership is verified by a logo in this site. Check a company’s current entry with the relevant association and confirm the membership category, scope and named professional evidence. An association’s general guidance does not verify an individual company.
Guidance context: PCA · Invasive weed management · Trade-body guidance; check individual membership separately · Source checked . Source context does not certify this answer, a provider or a property.
Has Knotweed Clarity approved any treatment provider?
No. Knotweed Clarity has no live provider network or agreed commercial partners. Publicly discovered companies and fictional test records do not establish cooperation, competence, insurance or availability.
Site scope or questions to discuss with your adviser; not a professional finding.