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Advice on lead in old paint - Advice Sheet 5

Professional help and advice

This advice sheet is intended to support the guidance given in the leaflet Planning to decorate? Do it safely PDF (174 KB) - to provide more detailed information on identifying and safely dealing with lead paint in your home.

If you are thinking of employing a decorating contractor or are seeking general or specialist advice on lead paint, you may wish to contact the following organisations.

British Coatings Federation
James House,
Bridge Street,
Leatherhead,
Surrey KT22 7EP
Tel: 01372 360 660
Fax: 01372 376 069
www.coatings.org.uk

English Heritage
1 Waterhouse Square
138 – 142 Holborn
London EC1N 2ST
 Tel: 020 7973 3000
www.english-heritage.org.uk

Health and Safety Executive
HSE Information Services
Caerphilly Business Park
Caerphilly CF83 3GG
Tel: 08701 545500 (HSE Infoline)
www.hse.gov.uk

Historic Scotland Conservation Bureau
TCRE
Historic Scotland
Longmore House
Salisbury Place
Edinburgh EH9 1SH
Tel: 0131 668 8683
www.historic-scotland.gov.uk

Painting and Decorating Association
32 Coton Road
Nuneaton CV11 5TW
Tel: 01203 353776
Fax: 01203 354513
www.paintingdecoratingassociation.co.uk

PRA Coatings Technology Centre
14 Castle Mews
High Street
Hampton
Middlesex TW12 2NP
Tel: 020 8487 0800
Fax: 020 8487 0801
www.pra.org.uk

Scottish Decorators Federation
222 Queensferry Road
Edinburgh EH4 2BN
Tel: 0131 343 3300
Fax: 0131 315 2289
www.scottishdecorators.co.uk

United Kingdom Accreditation Service
21-47 High Street
Feltham
Middlesex TW13 4UN
Tel: 020 8917 8400
Fax: 020 8917 8500
www.ukas.org

Please note that the above are suggestions only. Defra cannot be held responsible for these organisations or the content of their websites.

Defra can be contacted as follows

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Ashdown House,
123 Victoria Street,
London SW1E 6DE
Tel: 020 7082 8099
Email: chemicals.strategy@defra.gsi.gov.uk

Where can I find out more?

More information on lead paint is available on this website in the following advice sheets (you are reading Advice Sheet 5):

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Page last modified: 25 August 2006
Page published 12 April 2001

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs