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Martyn's Law
The Terrorism (Protection of premises) draft Bill, also known as Martyn’s Law, is legislation that the Government intends to pursue following public consultations.
Martyn’s Law will improve protective security and organisational preparedness across the UK by mandating, for the first time, those responsible for certain premises and events to consider the terrorist risk and how they would respond to an attack.
The Government is carefully considering the scope of the requirements, including the impact on premises captured, and want to ensure that requirements do not place undue burden on the parties responsible for these public places.
It is expected that the Bill will require certain venues to fulfil necessary but proportionate steps according to their capacity to mitigate the impact of a terrorist attack and reduce harm. The duties that premises will have will depend on the size of the venue. Premises and events with a capacity of 800 or above will be in the enhanced tier, while premises with a capacity of 100 to 799 will be in the standard tier.
Through Martyn’s Law, premises will be better prepared and ready to respond in the event of a terrorist attack. Simple steps save lives.
Tackling extremism and terrorism - Prevent
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