Draft Your Martyn's Law Procedures in 10 Minutes, and Prove Your Team Knows Them

Martyn's Law is the common name for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. It applies to UK premises used for one of 17 listed purposes, such as pubs, music venues, halls and places of worship, where 200 or more people are reasonably expected at the same time. Those premises need Public Protection Procedures in place: plans for evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, and communicating with staff, volunteers and the public during an incident. It's named after Martyn Hett, who was killed in the Manchester Arena attack in 2017.

Standard tier covers premises where between 200 and 799 people are reasonably expected at the same time. Enhanced tier (800 or more) has extra requirements, including physical security measures. Places of worship, childcare settings, schools and further education colleges stay standard tier at any size.

If your venue is used for one of the 17 qualifying purposes and between 200 and 799 people, counting staff and volunteers, are reasonably expected there at the same time, then yes: you're standard tier. At 800 or more you're enhanced tier, which has heavier duties. The 17 qualifying uses include pubs, restaurants, music venues, theatres, community halls, places of worship, shops, hotels, and more.

Capacity is based on the greatest number of people reasonably expected at the same time, not your fire-safety maximum. If you're unsure, the government has published six approved methods for working it out.

The Act received Royal Assent in April 2025. The government committed to a minimum 24-month preparation period, so enforcement is expected from Spring 2027 at the earliest.

The Home Office published its statutory guidance in April 2026, so the core standard tier requirements are now in print. The SIA's own guidance may add inspection detail, but the four procedures and the notification duty are set by the Act itself. We'd recommend having your procedures in place well before enforcement starts.

PPP stands for Public Protection Procedures. It's a document setting out how your venue would respond to a security incident, covering evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, and communication.

Standard Tier doesn't legally require a written document, but having one is the simplest way to show an inspector what your procedures are and how your staff and volunteers were briefed. That's what this tool generates for you.

No. The government has been clear that Standard Tier compliance does not require hiring security consultants or purchasing specialist equipment. The guidance is designed to be straightforward.

The requirements focus on practical procedures and staff awareness. Things any venue manager can put in place. That's exactly what this tool helps you do, typically for a fraction of the cost of hiring a consultant.

No, and neither is any other provider. The Home Office, the Security Industry Authority, and the National Counter Terrorism Security Office don't endorse any third-party product for compliance with Martyn's Law, so no tool can truthfully call itself official, approved, or government-backed.

That comes straight from the Home Office's Martyn's Law myth buster. Standard Tier is an independent tool: we've turned the official guidance into a set of questions, a finished procedures document, and training for your staff and volunteers. Responsibility under the Act stays with you.

After generating your procedures document, you get a unique QR code for your venue. Staff and volunteers scan it on their phones to reach a short training module: a video on recognising threats, a quiz, then your venue's own procedures with a few questions under each section.

Completions are tracked automatically so you always have an audit trail. Managers can see exactly who has completed training and when, directly from their dashboard.

The SIA has said it will take a 'support first' approach, advising and guiding before reaching for penalties. But for venues that don't comply, fines go up to £10,000, with daily penalties of up to £500 for ongoing breaches.

Venue managers and operators can be held personally liable. The figures come from the Home Office standard duty requirements factsheet.