Martyn's Law, formally the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act, brings terrorism preparedness into law for public venues. Enforcement arrives in 2027, and the duties scale with capacity: premises expecting 200 or more people carry standard-tier duties, larger venues carry more. The theme running through all of it is simple: people who know what to do.
The standard tier, in plain terms.
Standard-tier premises must have procedures for protecting people in an attack: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, communication. These are procedures your staff must actually know, not documents in a drawer. Training the floor team is the difference between a plan and a capability.
Where trained people fit.
Three kinds of training map directly onto the duties. Behavioural detection teaches staff to notice hostile reconnaissance before an attack: the loiterer mapping exits, the questions that are not really questions. First aid puts trained responders in the room for the minutes before the ambulance. And licensed security staff with current conflict management hold the line while everyone else moves.
What to do this quarter.
Count your capacity honestly and confirm your tier. Write the four procedures. Then train against them: Behavioural Detection for the whole floor team (it is eLearning, done in days), first aid cover on every shift, and licensed staff where the risk assessment says so. Multi-seat booking on invoice means a whole roster can be trained in one order, with every certificate and renewal date in one dashboard.