Community Public Access Defibrillator (cPAD) Guidance

Installations carried out by Highways and Street Lighting Operations to date have typically cost £1,000. An additional fee of £420 (at 2022 rates) to cover a Section 50 license, which is necessary to lay new or maintain existing apparatus in the public highway, may be required, however Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council will consider waiving this fee but only for cPADs installed in areas identified as high priority by North East Ambulance Service.

The energy consumption of each machine will depend upon the ambient air temperature, as heaters are required during cold spells.  Based on a worst-case scenario of the heaters being on full power for the coldest 3 months of the year and the internal light being on each day, estimated annual energy costs at today's rate of £0.32 per kWh would be £50.  

The annual energy costs may also be considered for a waiver if the cPAD is installed in an identified high priority area.

For further information visit the North East Ambulance Service website.