Public liability insurance is available, free of charge, It is provided by ANSVAR insurance through Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd and funded by the Community Watch Forum, the new national forum for neighbourhood watch.

But ...

To be covered, individuals must be members of households which are, at the time of an incident, recorded as members of Schemes which are:
a) Registered with the Wiltshire & Swindon NHW Association
b) Recorded on the Wiltshire Police NHW Database (Known as CMS)

To maintain this cover the Association must notify the Insurace Company every month of the total number of Schemes and Households which meet the above criteria. As of the 04 August 2007 the current totals are: 3582 (July 3564) Schemes and 53,730 (July 53,460) Households.

As this information is taken from the Police Database (CMS) [i]DETAILS OF ANY NEW SCHEMES CREATED OR EXISTING ONES DISBANDED, MUST AT THE EARLIEST OPPORTUNITY BE GIVEN TO YOUR NHWLO (Neighbourhood Watch Liaison Officer) so that the CMS can be updated.
Scheme Coordinators should also ensure that they maintain a written record of the households in thier Scheme

Claims..

In the event that you require to make a claim under the Associations public liability insurance policy, you should contact the claims department of Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd by telephoning 0131 225 6005.

The Insurance Company will contact the Association to confirm that the Scheme / Household making a claim met the above criteria at the time of the incident.
This is why the maintenance of accurate records is IMPORTANT TO YOU !!

Remember..

You might not be covered by the Policy if you: Admit, Deny, Negotiate or Settle a relevant claim without the written consent of the Insurance Company or Keegan & Pennykid (Insurance Brokers) Ltd