Event details
This presentation explores the implications of Martyn’s Law (the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025) and its impact on publicly accessible buildings, focusing on how organisations prepare for compliance ahead of enforcement in April 2027. The session outlines the background to the legislation following the Manchester Arena attack, explains the tiered framework for Standard (200–799 persons) and Enhanced (800+ persons) duty premises, and clarifies the responsibilities of the “Responsible Person”. Key requirements such as staff training, emergency procedures for evacuation, invacuation and lockdown, communication strategies, and engagement with the Security Industry Authority are examined, emphasising proportionate, risk‑based approaches rather than prescriptive solutions.
The presentation then considers how fire detection and alarm (FD&A) systems, access control, and communication technologies support Martyn’s Law compliance when appropriately designed and risk assessed. It explores options including PA/VA systems, voice‑enhanced sounders, lockdown and invacuation alerts, and integration with access‑controlled doors, referencing relevant standards such as BS 7273‑4. The session highlights the importance of clear alert differentiation, message hierarchy, governance, and staff competence, demonstrating how fire and security systems remain distinct yet coordinated. Attendees gain practical insight into how existing life‑safety infrastructure is leveraged to reduce risk, improve preparedness, and support lawful, defensible compliance with the new legislation.
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Presenters
Brian Sims
Editor
Western Business Media
Brian has served as the Editor of Security Matters since March 2020 having previously occupied the same role for two other titles (namely Security Management Today and Risk UK) at, respectively, UBM and Pro-Activ Publications. Joining the world of security journalism back in 2000 after a decade of writing for an engineering title (ie Building Services Journal, the official journal of the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers), Brian – who’s an Honours graduate of the University of Liverpool – has since won several industry awards, among them the British Security Industry Association’s Chairman’s Award for ‘Promoting The Security Industry’ and the Skills for Security Special Award for an ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Security Business Sector’. Further, he has twice been a nominated finalist for the prestigious George van Schalkwyk Award bestowed by The Security Institute, an organisation of which he is an Honorary Fellow.
Mike Hobbs
Specification & Strategic Growth Lead
Apollo