HC Deb 21 December 1981 vol 15 c267W
Mr. Henderson

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will introduce measures to make it an offence to install or keep a burglar alarm without notifying the police of the names of key-holders who can report promptly to the premises concerned in the event of an alarm being sounded.

Mr. Mayhew

No, but the Government hope to publish shortly a code of practice, applicable throughout the United Kingdom, on audible intruder alarms. The code will include advice on the nomination of key-holders to the police.