Description

Revised and updated: March 2010

What is 'Secured by Design' (SBD)?
SBD is an award given to the developer, landlord or architect building or refurbishing homes, comercial developments and sheltered accommodation. The scheme and the award have been developed by the Association of the Chief of Police Officers Crime Prevention Initiatives (ACPO CPI Ltd). The award is given when a design has reached not only a minimum standard of physical security - the doors, locks, windows, lighting, alarms etc - but also when the layout of the development reduces the opportunity for crime. Secured by Design is the guarantee that all reasonable precautions have been built into a home and that the security level is acceptable to insurance companies (under the normal circumstances).

Full details on the scheme can be found at www.securedbydesign.com or by contacting your local police Architectural Liason Officer (ALO) or Crime Prevention Officer (CPDA).