Check which duty tier your venue falls into — shops, bars, halls and gyms, and Martyn's Law for schools too — then generate a customised Public Protection Procedures document — evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication — without hiring a consultant.
Martyn's Law is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, consulted on for years as the Protect Duty. Same obligations, three names — this is the one that is now law.
How it works
No account needed to check your tier. Pro just unlocks the clause library and the document generator on top of the same page.
Enter your maximum occupancy and premises type. Instantly see if you're out of scope, Standard Duty, or Enhanced Duty.
Pro unlocks a 40-clause library across all four categories. Tick what applies, fill in a few venue-specific details, and the wording merges in automatically.
A formatted Public Protection Procedures document — cover page, review log, staff sign-off table — ready to print or save as PDF.
The Act received Royal Assent 3 April 2025. Government has signalled a ~24-month implementation period, with commencement expected Spring 2027. The SIA's regulatory function is already standing up through 2026 — early preparation avoids a last-minute scramble.
Occupancy decides it: the Martyn's Law standard tier covers 200–799, and the enhanced tier starts at 800. Martyn's Law compliance for schools is worked out the same way.
Based on the maximum number of individuals reasonably expected to be present at the same time — this is a simplified guide, not a legal determination.
The four statutory procedure categories, plus practical first steps. Works as a Martyn's Law checklist for schools, venues and any other qualifying premises. Ticks are saved on this device.
Unlocks the full clause library, the Enhanced Duty menu, and the document generator.
| Duty tier | Standard Duty |
|---|---|
| Max occupancy | 350 |
VenueDuty gives operational drafting help based on the published statutory guidance structure. It is not legal advice and is not affiliated with the SIA, Home Office, or ProtectUK. Always check the current official guidance before relying on your procedures.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 applies to qualifying premises—places where 200 or more people may be present at any time. This includes bars, restaurants, cafés, shops, cinemas, museums, galleries, nightclubs, hotels, leisure centres, gyms, playgrounds, stadiums, transport hubs, and schools (counting staff and pupils together). If your premises can reasonably hold 200 people or more at once, you fall within scope, even if that happens rarely.
Two tiers exist: standard and enhanced. Standard Duty applies to premises with expected occupancy of 200–799 people—you need written procedures covering evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication. Enhanced Duty applies to venues with 800+ capacity—you need all four procedures plus documented physical security measures and a Designated Senior Individual with responsibility for compliance. Capacity alone decides the tier; once you exceed 200, you're in scope; once you exceed 800, you move to enhanced. Schools are an exception: they remain standard tier regardless of pupil + staff numbers.
Your written procedures describing how the venue would respond to a terrorist attack, organised into four statutory categories: evacuation (how people leave safely), invacuation (how people sheltered in place), lockdown (how you restrict access and contain a threat), and communication (how you alert staff, public and emergency services). Standard-tier premises write the procedures; enhanced-tier premises also compile physical security measures and appoint an accountable senior individual. This document is not a substitute for fire safety plans—it runs parallel.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 received Royal Assent in 2025. Enforcement is expected to commence in spring 2027 (see the countdown above for the expected date). Until then, you can build your procedures and prepare. The Home Office has published guidance on the statutory requirements. Premises that are ready before commencement avoid a rush; those that wait face potential enforcement action if found non-compliant after the deadline.
No mandatory training course exists. The Act requires that staff receive adequate instruction on your procedures—evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, communication—appropriate to their role and the venue's tier. This can be delivered in-house during staff briefings, or supplemented with external training (ProtectUK offers free e-learning). Documented staff drills strengthen compliance; regular refresher training ensures staff retain the knowledge.
Yes. It was consulted on for years as the Protect Duty, is named after Martyn Hett, and reached the statute book as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. Guidance published before 2025 often still uses the older name. Same obligations, three names—this is the one that is now law.
Only in the enhanced tier (800+ occupancy). A Martyn's Law designated senior individual is an enhanced-duty requirement. This person holds accountability for the venue's terrorism risk management and compliance with the Act. Standard-tier venues don't need one; the enhanced-tier requirements are higher.
No. VenueDuty is drafting help built on the published statutory guidance structure, and it is not affiliated with the SIA, the Home Office or ProtectUK. Have a professional review anything you rely on.
Plain-English guides to the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, written for the people who actually run venues.