Insurers have long been waiting for a standard to specify to. The police have carried out trials in the West Midlands and following this; National standards have been set for the remote monitoring of CCTV systems where a URN (unique reference No) is required for Police response.

The CCTV design will need to cover
§ Detector positioning and configuration
§ Camera positioning and configuration
§ Lighting
§ Audio challenge
§ System integrity