Scots Police Calling Alarms


ACPOS SECURITY SYSTEM POLICY (SCOTLAND)

The Association of Chief Police Officers Scotland have also implemented a false alarm policy to commence on June 3rd 2002. The Policy is more generous than the English, Northern Ireland and Welsh Policy. A relevant section of the policy is as follows---See Scots Police Web Site under USEFUL ADDRESSES for complete policy--

5. POLICE RESPONSE

5.1 The police response to security system activation’s will be on three levels:

LEVEL 1 - priority
LEVEL 2 - police attendance desirable but will be dependent on resource availability
LEVEL 3 - no police response – keyholder only

5.3 Level 1 response to a monitored system will not be guaranteed indefinitely. Following four false calls in a 12 month period, or shorter, the police response will be reduced to Level 2 and the customer and the installer/Alarm Company will be informed in writing. The customer then has three months from date of letter to rectify and stabilise their system and at the end of which period, if free from activations, they may apply in writing for reinstatement to Level 1

5.3 If a further three false activations are received within the same 12 month period following reduction to Level 2, police response may be reduced to Level 3 and attendance withdrawn completely. A customer and the installer will then be informed in writing and the installing/Alarm company will be required to inform the ARC not to pass alarm messages to the police.

6. RESTORATION OF POLICE RESPONSE

6.1 Only when the police are satisfied that the alarm is operating efficiently, will police response be upgraded to Level 1.

7. PERSONAL ATTACK ALARMS

7.1 A personal attack alarm may be operated as part of a security system to summon urgent police assistance when persons within premises are under immediate attack or threatened attack.

7.2 A personal attack system, which conforms to the agreed monitoring standards, will attract Level 1 response. When misuse of the system is identified (7 non attack incidents) in a twelve-month period, response may be downgraded to Level 3. This will be considered after a full risk assessment on the premises in question has been undertaken by the police.

7.3 Following withdrawal, reinstatement will be considered following a further detailed risk assessment. No time limit will be set for reinstatement of level 1 response."(For full policy see under Scottish Police Forces--USEFUL ADDRESSES-ACPOS POLICIES