With less than a year left to prepare for Martyn’s Law AddSecure has published a whitepaper explaining how Martyn’s Law will apply in practice, what procedures will need to be implemented to remain compliant, but more importantly, to keep people safe.
Expected to be enforced from April 2027, the legislation will affect a range of venues and public-facing premises, many of which still do not have compliant procedures in place.
To help organisations prepare, AddSecure’s whitepaper explains how Martyn’s Law will apply in practice, what procedures are required for compliance, and how organisations can better protect people during an attack.
Martyn’s Law requires venues hosting over 200 people to have a protocol in place for responding to a terrorist incident. Split into two tiers, sites that hold between 200 and 799 people must comply with the Standard Tier, which focuses on creating procedures, staff training and regular audits. Those hosting over 800 people must fulfil the Enhanced Tier’s criteria, which extends requirements to include frequent risk assessments and physical security systems, such as CCTV or bag search policies.
Chris Wimshurst, Director of Sales at AddSecure UK, said: “There’s a misconception that Martyn’s Law will only affect large venues such as sport stadiums or entertainment arenas, but the two-tier system means that a wide range of organisations will need to be compliant or risk legal, financial and reputational consequences.
Download the whitepaper here
