Overview
Get your venue ready before the duty goes live
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 — known as Martyn’s Law, in memory of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people killed in the Manchester Arena attack — received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025. It places a new legal duty on qualifying premises to be prepared for a terrorist attack. Venues where 200 or more people may be present at the same time — pubs, bars, restaurants, hotels, nightclubs, entertainment and event spaces — fall under the standard tier: they must notify the Security Industry Authority (SIA) and have public protection procedures in place, so far as reasonably practicable, covering evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication.
This course gives you a clear, practical grounding: whether your premises or event qualifies, what the standard tier duty actually asks for (and what it doesn’t), how the four procedures work in a real hospitality setting, how to spot and report suspicious behaviour, and how to respond in the moment using Run, Hide, Tell. The standard tier is deliberately low-cost — it asks for sensible, workable procedures and staff who understand them, not new equipment or building works — which makes staff awareness the single most practical step most venues can take now, during the implementation window.
The course is fully online and self-paced. Most people finish in one to two hours, and you have twelve months’ access from enrolment. Pass the closing assessment and your CPD-certified certificate is generated straight away — dated, named evidence that your team has been briefed.
Fully Online
1–2 Hours
Hospitality · Events · Venues
What you’ll learn
What you’ll be able to do
By the end of this course you will be able to:
Explain what Martyn’s Law is, why it was introduced and who enforces it.
Work out whether premises or events qualify, and whether the standard or enhanced tier applies.
Understand the standard tier duty: SIA notification and public protection procedures.
Describe the four procedure types — evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication — and how each works in a busy venue.
Recognise suspicious behaviour and unattended items, and report concerns the right way.
Respond in the moment using Run, Hide, Tell — and help customers do the same.
Play your part in your venue’s procedures during service, functions and events.
Understand how the SIA will enforce the Act and the penalties for non-compliance.
Course content
Six modules to work through
Each module ends with a knowledge check. Work through the modules in any order and return to the content at any time during your twelve-month access window.
1Martyn’s Law and Why It ExistsThe Manchester Arena attack, the campaign behind the Act, and what it sets out to do.⌄
- The Manchester Arena attack and Figen Murray’s campaign
- What the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 covers
- Royal Assent, the implementation period and when duties commence
- The Security Industry Authority (SIA) as regulator
- Why preparedness matters even where risk feels low
2Does Your Venue Qualify?Qualifying premises and events, the 200 and 800 thresholds, and how capacity is judged.⌄
- Qualifying premises: the “200 or more individuals” test
- Standard tier (200–799) and enhanced tier (800+)
- Qualifying public events and the 800 threshold
- How hospitality venues are assessed — bars, restaurants, hotels, function rooms
- Who the “responsible person” is for your premises
3The Standard Tier DutyWhat venues of 200+ capacity must actually do — and what they don’t have to do.⌄
- Notifying the SIA that you are a qualifying premises
- Public protection procedures “so far as reasonably practicable”
- Why the standard tier requires procedures, not equipment or building works
- Keeping procedures workable for your staffing and layout
- How the enhanced tier differs for the largest venues
4The Four Procedures in PracticeEvacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication in a real hospitality setting.⌄
- Evacuation — moving people out safely, and when not to
- Invacuation — bringing people into, or keeping them within, the premises
- Lockdown — securing doors, screens and access points quickly
- Communication — alerting staff and customers without causing panic
- Adapting each procedure for functions, live events and busy service
5Recognising and Responding to ThreatsSpotting suspicious behaviour and items — and what to do in the moment.⌄
- Hostile reconnaissance and suspicious behaviour in and around venues
- Unattended items and the HOT protocol
- Reporting concerns — internally and to the police
- Run, Hide, Tell during an attack
- Helping customers, including those who need extra assistance
6Embedding It in Your VenueTurning the duty into everyday practice your whole team can follow.⌄
- Briefing new starters, casual staff and event crews
- Walking the floor: applying procedures to your layout
- Working with door staff, security and event organisers
- SIA enforcement, compliance notices and penalties
- Good practice: drills, refreshers and keeping records
Who it’s for
Is this course a good fit?
Martyn’s Law makes preparedness a whole-team responsibility — the procedures only work if the people on shift know them. This course is written for everyone who works in or runs a qualifying venue, with hospitality and events front of mind.
Pubs, bars & nightclubs
Licensed venues with 200+ capacity — squarely within the standard tier.
Restaurants & cafés
Larger dining venues, food halls and chains assessing capacity across sites.
Hotels & accommodation
Front-of-house, events and function teams in qualifying hotels.
Events & festivals
Organisers, stewards and crew working qualifying public events.
Entertainment & leisure
Theatres, music venues, sports and leisure facilities open to the public.
Managers & responsible persons
Duty managers, DPS holders and anyone who will own the venue’s procedures.
Assessment
How it’s assessed
The course is assessed by a single online multiple-choice test taken at the end of the modules. It can be retaken as many times as you need at no extra cost.
End-of-course assessment
Study details
You can pause and resume at any point — your progress is saved automatically. There is no time limit on the assessment itself.
Certification
Your CPD-certified certificate
Martyn’s Law Awareness — CPD Certified
On passing the assessment, your CPD-certified digital certificate is available to download and print immediately, with your name, the course title and completion date. For venues, each certificate is dated, named evidence that staff understand the public protection procedures the Act requires — the kind of record that shows the SIA, licensing authorities and insurers that preparedness is taken seriously. We recommend refresher training whenever procedures change and at least annually.
Instant download
Evidence for the SIA & licensing
Refresher recommended annually
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