Martyn's Law is coming for every UK venue that holds 200 or more people. Most haven't started.

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 is expected in force in spring 2027. If you run a village hall, church, pub, community centre or small venue where 200-799 people (including staff) might be present at the busiest times, you are in the standard tier: you must have four public protection procedures in place and notify the regulator who is responsible. Check whether you are in scope, free, in under a minute.

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Two questions, from the SIA's published guidance. Nothing you pick leaves this page.

At the busiest times, how many people (including staff) might be at your premises at once? Are the premises a place of worship, or used for childcare, primary, secondary or further education?

Pick both answers to see where you land.

Sources: GOV.UK / SIA: Understanding Martyn's Law, GOV.UK: standard duty requirements factsheet.

The Martyn's Law Standard Tier Pack

Scope and tier worksheet: settle whether you are out of scope, standard tier or enhanced tier - including the place-of-worship and education exceptions.
Four procedure templates, written for small venues: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication - each with triggers, roles and routes for you to fill in for your building.
Responsible-person and notification checklist: what to work out now, and what to do when the SIA portal opens (testing from early 2027).
Staff and volunteer briefing sheet: the Act is explicit that a procedure nobody knows is not a procedure; brief everyone and log it.
Procedures register (Excel): briefing counts, dates and automatic annual review dates for each procedure.

What it is not: fill-in templates, not legal or security advice. What is "appropriate and reasonably practicable" is your judgement for your premises; the pack gives you the structure the SIA expects, not a verdict. Using it does not guarantee compliance.

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Questions

We are a volunteer-run village hall. Does this really apply to us? If 200 or more people (including staff and volunteers) might be present at the busiest times - a wedding, a panto, a big hire - yes, standard tier. Under 200, no duties. Judge the number honestly: it is what you can reasonably expect at the busiest times, not your fire limit or an average.

Will we have to buy equipment or alter the building? No. The Act does not require physical alterations or buying equipment for procedures; it asks for procedures that are appropriate and reasonably practicable for your venue. That is exactly what the templates structure.

Is this legal or security advice? No. It is a template pack built from GOV.UK and SIA guidance. Read the Home Office section 27 statutory guidance and ProtectUK, and consider a suitably knowledgeable security adviser for your circumstances.