Neighbourhood Watches can now get free Public Liability Insurance (PLI) provided by CaSE Insurance and underwritten by Ansvar Insurance Company Ltd.

	1. Existing Policyholders
	2. New or unregistered Neighbourhood Watches
	2.1 Registering your Neighbourhood Watch with the police
	2.2 Register online for free Public Liability Cover
	3. Registering a number of Schemes "en-bloc"
	4. Change of Coordinator
	5. Help
	6. No Computer Access?

If your Neighbourhood Watch / Scheme / Association (referred to from now on as Neighbourhood Watch) benefited from free PLI during 2007/8, you need to make sure you renew your policy for the year beginning 1 April 2008. There is no automatic renewal of cover.

To renew click on this link



When prompted, please provide your :

• Police Reference Number
• Username
• Password

Follow the instructions and have available the following information…

• Area covered by your Neighbourhood Watch
• Contact details
• Number of households in your Neighbourhood Watch

If your Neighbourhood Watch is not covered by the policy you need to

2.1) Register your Neighbourhood Watch with your local police force and then
2.2) Register online for free Public Liability Cover

Contact the Neighbourhood Watch Liaison Officer in your local police force (the title may vary from force to force) and register your Neighbourhood Watch

Have these details ready:

• Contact details of the Neighbourhood Watch coordinator
• Number of active schemes (if you’re an association)
• Number of households covered
• Number of active members
• Streets covered (postcode)

The force will then issue you with your

• Police reference number
• Username
• Password

Only when you have this information can you proceed to Step 2

To register for free PLI, click on this link



When prompted, please provide your :

• Police Reference Number
• Username
• Password

Follow the instructions and have available the following information…

• Area covered by your Neighbourhood Watch
• Contact details
• Number of households in your Neighbourhood Watch

If you are an association and are registering a number of schemes you will also need to provide…

• number of scheme coordinators in your association

and please note that for en-bloc registration…

• Associations will only need to register one Police Reference Number, Username and Password
• All efforts must be made to ensure any information given is accurate
• The Association must ensure up-to-date records are held on all schemes
• Certificates of Insurance must be distributed to individual Scheme coordinators

If your scheme has a change of coordinator, it is important that you inform CaSE Insurance so they can update their database, as this is used for renewal reminders.

Click on the link for Frequently Asked Questions

For general enquiries, a dedicated NCVO Help Line has been set up on:

For help on your PLI cover, enquiries regarding claims or if you are changing your coordinator, please call CaSE Insurance on:

or email us at Case Insurance

Please enquire at your local police force as the ACPO and local forces have agreed to facilitate internet access for those who do not have it.