Secure Design
Secured By Design
Secured by Design (SBD) is a police initiative that encourages the building industry to adopt a number of crime prevention methods which assist in reducing the opportunity for crime and the fear of crime thus resulting in a safer and more secure environment.
The aim of SBD is to achieve a better quality of life by focusing on crime prevention at the design, layout and construction stages of homes and commercial premises. In doing so Secured by Design supports one of the Government’s key planning objectives: the creation of secure, quality places where people wish to live and work.
Secured by Design is owned by the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) and has the backing of the Home Office. The scheme is also endorsed by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) and a host of regulatory bodies.
The Secured by Design scheme functions on two levels:
A licensing scheme for products which meet police preferred specifications.
An award given to developers who build developments to Secured by Design standards.
Licensing Scheme
To achieve Secured by Design accreditation, manufacturers of doors, windows, locks and certain other products must insure that their products meet the minimum security standards specified by SBD.
Once a product has been tested and certified to the relevant standard, the company may apply for SBD membership (a licence fee applies). Once Approved, all member companies benefit from the use of the 'Police Preferred Specification' Secured by Design logo on their approved products.
If you would like to obtain more information about the licensing scheme or current licence holders please visit our website at www.securedbydesign.com.
The Developers Award
The Secured by Design award is a certificate given to developments which, following consultations with local police Architectural Liaison Officers (sometimes called Crime Prevention Design Advisors), are built in a way which conforms to the ACPO guidelines and therefore reduce the opportunity for crime. This encompasses a good use of natural surveillance and defensible spaces as well as windows and doors meeting SBD's minimum quality and security standards.
Research carried out by Huddersfield University shows that residents living on Secured by Design Developments are half as likely to be burgled and two and a half times less likely to suffer vehicle crime. Secured by Design developments also benefit from 25% less criminal damage.
If you would like further information about the Secured by Design Award Scheme please visit our website at http://www.securedbydesign.com/.
Purchasers and Specifiers
If you want to purchase quality security products or specify standards for developments and refurbishments please check out the website for details of specifications and licence holders.
Contact
Ronya Galka, Marketing Manager
ACPO CPI Ltd
1st Floor
25 Victoria Street
London
SW1H 0NN
Telephone: 020 7084 8961 Fax: 020 7084 8951
e-mail: Ronya.Galka@acpo.pnn.police.uk
Last update: Monday, September 01, 2008