Theft: Information sharing 18th May 2009

Information collection and provision can be a major tool in tackling theft Supporting proactive theft strategies. Knowing what kind of theft is occurring where can help target resource. Sharing data on what works can help us all get better value from theft detection. Tracking the impact of initiatives. Providing a snapshot of detections, allowing industry performance to be measured. Transparency on who is doing what. Ability to see who has detected what and when.

Key data items should be collected… Who has made the detection. Where the detection took place. The type of theft detected. When the detection was made. Assessed value of the theft detected. Stolen meters register. Meter details. Where it was found. When it was found.

…collated and shared. Data should be passed to network owners and collated. The data should then be made available to all shippers so that it may inform their proactive theft strategies. This will achieve the removal of reliance on reactive methods – making theft detection more cost effective.

Governance Code of Practice? Where should the provisions sit; SPAA?