Now, whilst this is a laudable idea, businesses are being asked to pay for the price of registration at GB pound 35 + VAT.
Remembering that all audible alarms are legally obliged to register keyholders with the police, this is tantamount to a licence to print money.
Now what set my blood boiling is that the registration of keyholders comes under the Local Authority Act 1991, with regard to properties in the Greater London Area. I remember during the years 1991-94 every installation we undertook we gave a keyholder registration card ( yellow in colour, oblong in shape ) to our clients, expressing the need to return the registration card to the nearest police station as soon as possible. During this period more often than not our clients reported back to us that either the desk sergeant did not know what this registration was for, or our clients had the registration card refused. In 1994 we as an installing company were told by our local police that there were no more registration cards available and registration was being faded out (I’m sure other installers can back me up on this).
In conclusion, it appears that when it became a tiresome project to register keyholders the 1991 Local Authority Act was completely ignored by the police, yet now it appears to be a money spinner the Police are falling over themselves to get businesses to register, also I have heard it mentioned that those that do not register are likely to be refused police response.
I eagerly await the next proposal from the Met to make our lives difficult.