Protect UK publication date
On Monday 19 December, the Government announced details for the Protect Duty, now to be known
as ‘Martyn’s Law’ in tribute of Martyn Hett, who was killed alongside 21 others in the Manchester Arena terrorist attack in 2017.
The Homeland Security Group has provided a factsheet for organisations in order to socialise what the law will do, what the tier system is and how the law will be managed.
What will Martyn’s Law do?
Martyn’s Law will keep people safe, enhancing our national security and reducing the risk to the public from terrorism by the protection of public venues.
Who will be in scope?
Premises will fall within the scope of the duty where “qualifying activities” take place.
This will include locations for purposes such as entertainment and leisure, retail, food and drink, museums and galleries, sports grounds, public areas of local and central government buildings (e.g. town halls), visitor attractions, temporary events, places of worship, health, and education.
It is proposed that the duty will apply to eligible premises which are either: a building (including collections of buildings used for the same purposes, e.g. a campus); or a location/event (including a temporary event) that has a defined boundary, allowing capacity to be known. Eligible locations whose maximum occupancy meets the above specified thresholds will then be drawn into the relevant tier.
Therefore, premises will be drawn into the scope of the duty if they meet the following three tests:
That the premises is an eligible one – i.e., building or event with a defined boundary.
That a qualifying activity takes place at the location; and That the maximum occupancy of the premises meets a specified threshold – either 100+ or 800+
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