Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 Statutory Guidance
Summary
The Home Office has published statutory guidance for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, commonly known as Martyn's Law. The guidance explains core concepts and enables those responsible for premises and events to determine whether they fall within scope and how to comply with legal duties.
What changed
The Home Office has issued statutory guidance for Martyn's Law (Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025), providing detailed explanations of core concepts to help duty-bearers understand their obligations. The guidance includes three supplementary non-statutory documents covering methods for assessing reasonable expectations, illustrative scope examples, and further learning resources.
Operators of qualifying premises and events should carefully review the guidance to determine applicability to their operations. The statutory guidance establishes tiered requirements based on venue capacity, with duty-bearers required to take appropriate and proportionate terrorism protection measures.
What to do next
- Assess whether premises or events fall within scope of Martyn's Law
- Review tiered requirements based on venue capacity
- Implement appropriate terrorism protection measures
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Statutory guidance
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
Explains core concepts and enables those responsible for premises and events to determine whether they fall within the scope of the legislation (also known as 'Martyn's Law') and how to comply with legal duties.
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Statutory guidance
Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-6344-1, E03571223
Unnumbered act paper
PDF, 1.07 MB, 129 pages
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Non-statutory supplementary document A: Methods for assessing the reasonable expectation of individuals present at the premises and events
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Non-statutory supplementary document B: Scope – illustrative examples
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Non-statutory supplementary document C: Further resources and learning
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Statutory guidance which explains the act’s core concepts and enables those responsible for premises and events to determine whether they fall within scope and how to comply with the legal duties.
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Published 15 April 2026
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