This roundtable looked at how public sector culture and leisure is preparing for the introduction of Martyn’s Law – officially known as the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 – which is expected to come into effect in April 2027.

Martyn’s Law will see the introduction of three key categories of protective measures based on the size and nature of the premises or event: Standard Tier, Enhanced Tier, and Qualifying Events.

During the session we heard from two CLOA Executive Members:-

• Chair Dan Buck, Corporate Director, Lee Valley Regional Park Authority and his colleagues, where they have venues in all three categories – presentation here.
• Rob Campbell, Managing Director Culture & Heritage Services, Bath & North East Somerset Council talked about how they are preparing at the Roman Baths, as a high volume visitor attraction – presentation here.

Jamila Bernard-Stevenson, Associate Barrister in Blake Morgan regulatory department offered expert insight into the legal implications of Martyn’s Law for local authorities to help attendees understand the regulatory responsibilities and compliance challenges that councils will face – presentation here.

A representative from the National Counter Terrorism Security Office, a police-hosted unit that supports the UK government, gave an overview on the threat posed from terrorism to venues and public places, and how organisation can improve their counter terrorism security and readiness. These resources were shared Terrorism Protection of Premises Information and Guidance from Protection UK.