Police statistics show that in recent years over 92% of all alarm activations nationally were false alarm calls, caused by user error, faulty equipment or communication.
The Association of Chief Police Officers England, Wales & Northern Ireland (ACPO) and the Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland (ACPOS), released their policies on Police home security burglar alarm response to monitored security systems, on 1st January 2001 and 3rd June 2002 respectively.
Systems installed prior to the 1st October 2001 within England, Wales & Northern Ireland retain the right to pass unconfirmed alarms, until such time as they may have police response withdrawn, after which they will require confirmed alarm technology.
All new intruder alarm systems are required to be installed with confirmed technology in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, whilst in Scotland it is only recommended to do so and is not mandatory.
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1 comment:
Thanks for the post. False alarms are a huge drain on resources in the US too. I am a huge advocate of requiring audio or video verification of alarm activations and think the alarm industry really needs to step it up to implement solutions.
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