The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill - Martyn's Law
The Current UK Threat Level is: SUBSTANSITAL
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The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, informally known as Martyn’s Law, gained Royal Assent on 3rd April 2025, after more than five years of campaigning by Figen Murray OBE, the mother of Martyn Hett, one of 22 victims brutally murdered in the Manchester Arena terror attack, 22 May 2017. Martyns Law essentially mandates that public premises and events with a capacity greater than 200 are better prepared for terrorist attacks and ready to respond.
Premises with a reasonable expectation of having between 200 and 799 people present at the same time will be in a standard tier, whereas those with an expectation of 800 or more will fall into an enhanced tier.
This easy-to-follow animation is intended to help those responsible for premises and events understand the conditions of the Act and what it will involve should they fall into scope. Read more and watch the video at https://matomo.protectuk.police.uk/a74e7a
For further information on Martyns Law visit ProtectUK | Home
Future Training Events
To help support local businesses with the implementation of Martyn Law, North Yorkshire Council’s Community Safety Team are offering following FREE See, Check and Notify (SCaN) Customer Facing sessions on the following dates:
- Tuesday 26th August 2025 from 9:30 - 12:30 at Pickering Memorial Hall.
- Monday 8th September 2025 from 10:00 – 12:00 at Whitby Pavilion, West Cliff, Whitby, YO21 3EN
What is See, Check and Notify (SCaN) training?
SCaN training aims to help businesses and organisations maximise safety and security using their existing resources. Your people are your biggest advantage in preventing and tackling a range of threats, including criminal activity, unlawful protest, and terrorism.
SCaN training empowers your staff to correctly identify suspicious activity and know what to do when they encounter it. The skills your staff learn will also help them to provide an enhanced customer experience.
If you are a local business or organisation and are interested in attending, you can register for a place here ACT Training suite by North Yorkshire Police | Eventbrite
Martyn’s Law Event on 26th September 2025 at Harrogate Convention Centre
North Yorkshire Council and Counter Terrorism Policing North East are proud to be hosting an engagement event for businesses sectors, community organisations, Parish/Town Councils and event organisers to help raise awareness of The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn's Law, and assist those attending to understand the requirements set out in the legislation.
For further information and to register your interest visit Martyns Law Event Tickets, Fri, Sep 26, 2025 at 9:30 AM | Eventbrite
The North Yorkshire Safety Advisory Group (SAG) will also be required to take into account Martyn’s Law when event plans are submitted. For more information on the North Yorkshire Safety Advisory Group visit Planning an event | North Yorkshire Council.
North Yorkshire Local Protect and Prepare Groups
Within North Yorkshire we have set up 3 local multiagency Protect and Prepare Groups covering the following areas:
West (Ripon, Richmond, Skipton)
Central (Harrogate, Selby, Knaresborough, Ansty)
East (Scarborough, Whitby, Thirsk, Malton)
These groups work in partnership with businesses and communities to identify risk and vulnerability in relation to a potential terrorist attack in North Yorkshire and develop short-, medium- and long-term strategies and plans to mitigate that risk, such as
the delivery of support events, training, and exercises.
For more information or to get involved with your local Protect and Prepare Group contact NYCSP@northyorks.gov.uk
Protect Duty advice and guidance
Martyn's Law overview and what you need to know
Qualifying activities can be found under Schedule 1 of the overarching Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Draft Bill
Advice and guidance to support preparedness activities
Managing risk and business continuity
Security action plan tool for businesses
- Counter Terrorism Policing launches Winter Vigilance Campaign 2023/24 | ProtectUK
- Education Settings - Protective Security and Preparedness Guidance
- Ingress and Egress Guidance
- Mitigation of Terrorist Threats at Venues during Ingress and Egress
- Counter Terrorism Crime Prevention Toolkit
Training and exercising
Action Counters Terrorism (ACT)- Awareness E-learning
ACT training can be completed online by selecting 'Start New Training Session'. You can also maintain an overview of people completing the training, on your organisations e-learning platform. Select 'I want to register my organisation', complete the request form and you will be sent the details.
SCaN training can be completed online by selecting 'Individual'. You can also maintain an overview of people completing the training, on your organisations e-learning platform. Select 'facilitator', complete the request form and you will be sent the details.
Competent Persons Scheme (CPS)
The Competent Persons Scheme (CPS) aims to upskill and professionalise the Counter Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness sphere.
The Department for Education have worked in collaboration with the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO) and sector partners to produce a range of free resources that can help all those working in education settings and relevant security leads to understand how to keep learners and staff safe from terrorism and other major incidents.
Faith sector security training
Explore how to keep your community and your place of worship safe in this multi-part learning programme.
National ACT exercise in a box
Pre-written exercise scenarios delivered in the form of a video to help businesses test their arrangements to different terrorism attack scenarios
Templates for those impacted by the Protect Duty to utilise:
National templates
Reporting Concerns
Terrorism: If you see anything within your communities which causes concern which you believe may indicate the planning or presence of terrorist activity, please report it.
If you do not believe a threat is imminent, please report (anonymously if necessary) what you have seen to the Anti-Terrorist Hotline: 0800 789 321
If you feel that an attack is imminent or there is an immediate threat to life, please contact your local police on 999
Violent Crime: If your concern is around violent crime and there is an immediate threat to life, property or possessions, please contact 999. For all other concerns please call 101.
