Martyn's Law Guides

Free resources to help you understand and comply with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. Based on the Act itself and the latest Home Office guidance.

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The Complete Guide to Martyn's Law Compliance

Everything you need to know in one place. What the law requires, who it applies to, penalties, timelines, and how to comply.

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Further reading

What Is Martyn's Law?

A shorter overview of the Act. What it is, why it exists, and what you need to do.

5 min read

Standard Tier vs Enhanced Tier

Side-by-side comparison. Requirements, penalties, costs, and how to work out which tier applies.

6 min read

Venue Capacity Calculator

Free tool to calculate your venue's capacity and work out which Martyn's Law tier applies.

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What Is a PPP?

What Public Protection Procedures are, what they cover, and how to write them for your venue.

8 min read

Free PPP Generator

Answer questions about your venue and generate a Public Protection Procedures document built around your premises.

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Penalties and Enforcement

Fines, compliance notices, SIA inspections, and the full enforcement framework explained.

7 min read

Martyn's Law Readiness Check

Answer five quick questions and we'll email you a personalised readiness report for your venue.

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Compliance Checklist

Free PDF checklist covering every step of Standard Tier compliance. Required and recommended items clearly marked.

10 min read

ACT Training Guide

How to train your staff and volunteers using free government courses. ACT Awareness, SCaN, Run Hide Tell, and how to build a training plan.

10 min read

Timeline: Key Dates

Every key date from Royal Assent to enforcement. What the published statutory guidance settled, when the SIA starts inspecting, and what to do now.

7 min read

Notifying the SIA

What the Section 9 notification duty involves, why nobody can notify yet, and how to get an email when the portal opens.

4 min read

Events and One-Off Events

Do one-off events need to comply? The 800+ threshold, controlled access rules, and who is responsible for qualifying events.

7 min read

Who Is the Responsible Person?

How the Act defines the responsible person. Landlords vs operators, shared buildings, venue hire, and the duty to cooperate.

7 min read

Guides by venue type

Pubs

What Martyn's Law means for your pub.

6 min read

Nightclubs and Late-Night Bars

What Martyn's Law means for nightclubs and late-night bars.

7 min read

Restaurants

What Martyn's Law means for your restaurant.

6 min read

Music Venues

What Martyn's Law means for your music venue.

7 min read

Places of Worship

What Martyn's Law means for churches, mosques, temples, and other places of worship.

7 min read

Community Halls

Martyn's Law for village and community halls: write down four procedures and prove your hirers and volunteers know them.

5 min read

Sports Grounds

What Martyn’s Law means for your sports ground.

7 min read

Shops

What Martyn’s Law means for your shop, supermarket, or department store.

7 min read

Theatres

What Martyn’s Law means for your theatre.

7 min read

Cinemas

What Martyn’s Law means for your cinema.

7 min read

Hotels

What Martyn’s Law means for your hotel.

7 min read

Exhibition Venues

What Martyn’s Law means for your exhibition venue or conference centre.

7 min read

Leisure Centres

What Martyn’s Law means for leisure centres: pool evacuations, changing rooms, crèche reunification, hired halls, and who’s responsible in a trust-run centre..

7 min read

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