Police Policy on Electronic Security Systems
The ACPO Unified Intruder Alarm Policy has been adopted by the
police, in which two types of alarms are defined, together with the relevant
police response.
* Type A - Remote Signalling Alarms, including intruder alarms terminating at
approved central monitoring stations. They must be maintained and used in
accordance with British Standard 4737/BS EN 50131, BS 7042 (high security
systems) or BS 6799 Class VI (wire-free alarms). Such alarms will be registered
with the police and identified by a unique reference number (URN) and can
include personal attack alarms (Some police forces may make a separate charge
for additional URN for Personal Alarm). The police response to their activation will be
based on the assumption that an offence is taking place, but against the
background of competing urgent calls and available resources. Such a response
will also be conditional upon the number of false activations in any 12 month
period, in which case the activation may receive a lower priority police
attendance.
* Type B - Audible Only and Hybrid Alarms, including bells-only and automatic
dialling alarms, as well as alarms from non-compliant companies and
non-compliant central stations. URNs will not be issued for these systems. To
obtain police attendance, in addition to their activation Type B alarms will
also require some indication that an offence is in progress, e.g. from a
witness.
For an installation Company such as ourselves to install a
Police Compliant monitored INTRUDER ALARM, we have to become compliant with this
policy and apply to each individual Force in whose area we wish to work to be
allowed to install such systems within their area. Currently we have sought and
obtained compliancy in the following Police Areas:
1. Avon & Somerset
2. Bedfordshire Police
3. Cambridgeshire Constabulary
4. Cheshire Constabulary
5. Devon & Cornwall Constabulary
6. Dorset Police
7. Essex Police
8. Gloucestershire Constabulary
9. Hampshire Constabulary
10. Hertfordshire Constabulary
11. Kent County Constabulary
12. Lancashire Constabulary
13. Leicestershire Police
14. Greater Manchester Police
15. Merseyside Police
16. Metropolitan Police (London)
17. Norfolk Constabulary
18. Northamptonshire Police
19. Nottinghamshire Police
20. South Yorkshire Police
21. Suffolk Constabulary
22. Surrey Police
23. Sussex Police
24. Thames Valley Police
25. West Midlands Police
26. Wiltshire Police
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