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Martyn’s Law

Martyn’s Law will keep people safe, reducing the risk to the public from terrorist attacks at public venues.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, also known as Martyn’s Law, was included in The King’s Speech on 17 July 2024.

The Bill was introduced to Parliament on 12 September 2024 and is currently undergoing Parliamentary scrutiny.

It will raise the security standard throughout the UK requiring a base level of security procedures to be in place at premises and events. It will enhance public safety by ensuring there is better preparedness for, and protection from, terrorist attacks. 

It will establish a tiered model, linked to the activity of the premise or event and its capacity:

Enhanced tier – This will apply to premises and events with a capacity of 800 or more individuals.

Standard tier – This will apply to premises and events with a capacity of between 100 and 799 individuals.

The Bill is widely known as Martyn’s Law, in tribute to Martyn Hett who was tragically killed in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017, alongside 21 others.

Useful resources

The Home Office has published a Martyn’s Law Factsheet, which it regularly updates, with the latest information, and how venue’s can start to prepare.

Gov.uk: Terrorism (Protection of premises) Bill Factsheets

Further information about Martyn’s Law is available from the Protect UK website.

Figen Murray interview

For the SGSA Conference 2023, we recorded an interview with Figen Murray, mother of Martyn Hett, who has fought tirelessly for the introduction of Martyn’s Law.

You can see watch the interview below:

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