Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn’s Law or the Protect Duty, received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025. While the Act is not yet in force, anyone running premises or events that meet the thresholds will need to start preparing now to ensure they’re ready to meet the new requirements.
The bill aims to better protect visitors, staff and the wider public from terrorism in publicly accessible locations (PALs). The first draft of the bill identifies the premises that will be expected to meet the legislation starting with places that have a capacity of over 100 people including entertainment venues, places of worship, museums and government buildings. Enhanced duties will be put on premises with a public capacity of more than 800 people.
This document introduces the legislation and outlines what is needed for organisations to comply.
