The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
Figen Murray and Nathan Emmerich are in regular contact with the Home Office and the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to receive updates on progress on Martyn’s Law.
Martyn’s Law is a step-change in the UK’s public security preparedness because it mandates for the first time that qualifying premises and events have to consider the terrorist threat, and the measures taken to reduce the impact of a potential attack. Martyn’s Law does not prevent terrorism.
It received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 and we are still within implementation period, a minimum timeframe of 24 months which was set out by the Government. Figen’s campaign aims to see the enforcement of the legislation by 3 April 2027, ahead of the 10th anniversary of the Manchester Arena terror attack.
The Home Office has published the statutory section 27 guidance here which provides everything you need to know about Martyn’s Law.
It is important to note that while consultants offer services to comply with Martyn’s Law, it is only the regulator - the Security Industry Authority (SIA) - that can determine whether a venue or event is compliant or non-compliant.
You can proactively strengthen your preparedness for the enforcement of Martyn’s Law by accessing FREE government resources, including:
Martyn’s Law factsheet (link)
Martyn’s Law ‘Mythbuster’ (link)
Martyn’s Law animation (link)
Martyn’s Law one pager (link)
Qualifying Premises infographic (link)
Qualifying Events infographic (link)
ACT Awareness e-learning training (link)
You can keep up-to-date with businesses and organisations across security, education, health, local government and more via the Martyn’s Law Forum on LinkedIn here. You can also subscribe to our free quarterly newsletter to gain insights from the Government, sector experts and Figen Murray OBE here.