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I'm with @Soi disant on this one.
BS7671 tells us how a new installation should be, so using it we can identify non compliances. What it doesn't generally do is tell us why it should be that way, or the level of danger (if any) that a particular non compliance might lead to. Yes, engineering judgement and experience are both needed for periodic I&T, but we need industry guidance too. To calibrate our judgements against, and for consistent coding throughout the industry. And, should we find ourselves in trouble, to at least go a little way toward backing up our decisions.
BS7671 tells us how a new installation should be, so using it we can identify non compliances. What it doesn't generally do is tell us why it should be that way, or the level of danger (if any) that a particular non compliance might lead to. Yes, engineering judgement and experience are both needed for periodic I&T, but we need industry guidance too. To calibrate our judgements against, and for consistent coding throughout the industry. And, should we find ourselves in trouble, to at least go a little way toward backing up our decisions.