Martyn’s Law:

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

Martyn’s Law received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 and the Government set out a minimum period of 24 months for the implementation. We are still within the implementation period and waiting for the Home Office to publish the section 27 guidance which will provide clarity on who constitutes as a ‘Responsible Person’, training requirements, and more. The SIA will shortly launch a consultation on its section 12 guidance, providing an opportunity for businesses and providers to strengthen its function as a regulator.

THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SUCH THING AS “MARTYN’S LAW COMPLIANT” AND THERE IS NO NEED TO PAY CONSULTANTS OR TRAINING PROVIDERS UNTIL WE RECEIVE FURTHER GUIDANCE FROM THE HOME OFFICE.

In the meantime, 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.