Operations Community Call - Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

At our next Operations Community call, we'll be joined by representatives from the Home Office and Security Industry Authority to discuss the implementation of Martyn's Law. More details can be found below. 

If you'd like to receive the meeting invite, please contact Lucy.

Agenda 

1. Provide an overview of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
2. Outline what it means for premises and events in scope
3. Provide an update on the Home Office Section 27 Statutory Guidance and on the Security Industry Authority’s proposed approach to regulation
4. Q&A session 

Background  

The Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025, and it is expected that the implementation period will be at least 24 months from this date, enabling those responsible for premises and events to have sufficient time to understand their new obligations, and to plan and prepare accordingly. This also allows time for the new regulator function of the Security Industry Authority (SIA) to be established. Whilst there is no legal requirement to comply with the legislation until it comes into force, those that fall into scope may wish to begin considering what they need to do before commencement.  

The Home Office published statutory guidance on 15 April 2026, which will assist those responsible for premises or events in scope to understand the requirements set out in the legislation and prepare for commencement. As stated in the guidance, the government’s intent is that those responsible for premises and events in scope can comply with the Act without needing to buy specialist services in respect of compliance. The Home Office and the SIA do not endorse any third-party products offered by the private sector in respect of compliance with this legislation.  

The SIA, who will regulate Martyn’s Law, is developing its guidance, under section 12 of the Act, which explains how it plans to carry out its role as the regulator. You can read our response to the SIA's consultation on the guidance here. At this meeting, the SIA will talk more about its planned approach to regulation and how organisations in scope can start to prepare to comply. 

Helpful materials  

The Home Office are committed to supporting those responsible to prepare and will build on materials already available on Protect UK to raise awareness. This includes:  

Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – Section 27 Statutory Guidance: Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 Statutory Guidance  
ProtectUK: Martyn’s Law Resources Page (including infographics and animated videos) 
Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025: Full text of the Act on legislation.gov.uk 
We’d also encourage those in scope to look at the SIA website for updates and information: Martyn's Law: the SIA's new regulatory role - GOV.UK