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If you you ever you go to the Exeter Chiefs rugby ground, just take a look at the four foodlight towers in each corner of the ground and you will see a piece of bare copper lightning conductor on top of the concrete base. I would ask you to stand on top of this cable and to ask yourself: I wonder what would happen to me in the event lightning were to strike this tower now?

The answer is you would most certainly be killed along with any other person(s) within 3metres of those flood-light towers. Don’t take my word for it, ask a Lightning Protection Expert. Ditto for the bridge and other locations in the Stadium.

You don’t need to be Einstein to work it out and just for good measure, what if it starts to rain also?

Alan Dransfield

The effect of lightning.

Dear Mr Bradshaw MP

It would appear the last lightning protection works at the House of Lords was carried out in 1996.

Therefore, my fears that these building are non compliant to the BS/EN 62305/08 are well-founded. Para 20 of the latest ICO decision FER 05007004 confirmed this.

Yours in disgust

http://idoxpa.westminster.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?activeTab=summary&keyVal=96044141884

Alan M Dransfield

Information Commissioner Office

Attn Carol Scott

Dear Carol

I refer to your most recent ICO decision relating to the House of Commons Lighting Risk Assessment FER0507004 which I have now appealed to the FTT.

However, I urge you to undertake an urgent inquiry into your decision owing to the outrageous decision on behalf of the ICO and the House of Lords (HOL).

No person applying a right and proper mind could have reached the same decision as you did your FND dated 17th Dec 2013 in which you claim Lightning Risk Assessment (LRA) is not required para 2.&6.23.&24.

We must therefore assume you reached your final decision whilst applying a perverse mindset and complicit with the House of Lords Maintenance Management Department.

I also draw your attention to the FACT the HOL have admitted the building is non-compliant to BS/EN 62306/08 para 20.

Please refer to the BS/EN 62305/08 and in particular the main considerations for

ref to Lighting Risk Assessment:

1. R1 loss of human life

2. R2 loss of public service

3. R3loss of cultural heritage

4. R4 loss of economical values

All four (4) safeguards have been seriously compromised by your decision with the full knowledge of the House of Lords .

I urge you to reassess your decision notice with assistance of a Lightning Protection Risk Assessment expert.

To this end I would recommend you use one of the world leading LPS Experts Mr Ernest Duckworth from the USA.

At this juncture we must assume the House if Commons is in the same sorry state as the HOL ref Lightning Risk Assessment and I am calling upon my MP Ben Bradshaw to do the needful and call for public inquiry.

With thanks

Yours Sincerely

Alan M Dransfield

Email sent to Carol Scott, Case Officer, ICO
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 8:15 PM

Dear Carol

Complaint about the House of Lords[Ref. FS50507004]

I maintain that the House of Lords does hold the sought after data i.e. Lightning Risk Assessment because they have a legal requirement to do so.

The HOL claim they are legally compliant to the BS/EN 62305/2008, hence they do hold or should hold the sought after data

With thanks

Yours sincerely

Alan Dransfield

A very good council.