Is this council wiring legal?

[Bombdispoalboy]

The wall actually bowed out a bit and thinking it was just a blob of plaster I scraped it with a scraper and cut the insulation of the wire- it must have been less than a millimeter of plaster on top of a wire that was actually proud of the wall FFS!
I will repair/replace the wire chase out the wall and put the wire deeper. And make a better job of the plastering lol. In regards to RCD there is definitely one fitted but it's under the stairs which is packed with junk so I'll have to check it later.
Thanks for your answers everyone I'm just shocked (nearly literally!) at how shallow the wiring can be!

 

[UNG]

OP is within my sphere of bodging (just). also ex-member phil davies is in N-le-w. can sort for a skinfull of beer.

Just been having a chat with Phil

 

[Bombdispoalboy]

just removed more plaster and it seems that maybe the spark did the job right but whichever chimp plastered it didn't make sure the wires were flat against the wall before throwing on the plaster. To be honest the council rewired the whole house 10-15 years ago and it looks like ALL the remedial plastering on the job was rubbish!

 

[littlespark]

I spy with my littlespark eye..... blue insulation on show where muckspreader caught it with his metal float.

10-15 years ago and new colours suggest at least the sockets will be rcd protected.

 

[littlespark]

I spy with my littlespark eye..... blue insulation on show where muckspreader caught it with his metal float.

10-15 years ago and new colours suggest at least the sockets will be rcd protected.

Ignore first sentence. OP earlier admitted to damaging the outer sheath