Hammondo said:
Unsure of what I or anyone else would ever screw into a skirting board, but thanks anyway!!
telephone sockets, cable television points, network points etc etc..... as well as the " ooh, it's comming away from the wall there, I'll just put an extra nail / screw in to fix it back on... "
as for whether or not the socket is or is not near to a door way... EVERY socket on the downstiars needs to be RCD protected as it's just as easy to run an extension lead out of a window as it is a door.. more so if you don't have a back door or don't want to leave your house open while mowing the lawns etc...
for future proofing also, EVERY socket in the house needs to be RCD protected to comply with the upcomming 17th edition regs..