Does a U.K. socket have to be turned on in order for your psu to be grounded?

[PastryRace]

 Does a U.K. mains socket have to be turned on in order for your psu to be grounded? 

[.Apex.]

14 minutes ago, PastryRace said:

Does the socket have to be turned on in order for your psu to be grounded?

You mean the flip switch on the PSU? no, ground is connected at all times as long as the cable is connected

[Mira Yurizaki]

The ground receptacle is typically always connected to ground so that anything that connects to it has a ground.

[.Apex.]

Now I'm confused, I think you mean a power strip.. that's hard to say since they're made differently

[Enderman]

No.