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Martyn’s Law · expected in 2027

Does Martyn’s Law apply to your hall, church, school or club? Find out in two minutes.

A free check, written in plain English, for the people who look after community buildings. No security jargon, nothing to install, and nothing to pay unless you want help with what comes next.

Check my building, freeHow it works
No account needed for the check. Takes about two minutes.
An empty, wood-panelled community hall, with rows of light wooden chairs facing a central aisle and open double doors leading to a stairwell beyond.
Standard tier

Ashby Village Hall is likely to be covered by Martyn’s Law

Because up to 240 people can be inside at once, your hall falls in the standard tier. That’s the lighter of the two tiers, and most of it is paperwork you can finish in an evening.

What you’ll need to do

1Tell the regulator, the Security Industry Authority, that your hall exists and who is responsible for it.
2Write down simple procedures for getting people out, keeping them in, locking doors and passing on information.
3Make sure the people who open up and run events know what to do.

What you won’t need

No security guards or bag searchesNo new equipment or building workNo security training qualifications
Example result. Yours will be about your building.
Village and church hallsPlaces of worshipSchools and nurseriesSports and social clubsCouncils and trusts with many buildings

What the law asks, and how this helps

Martyn’s Law is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. If your building can hold 200 or more people at once, it probably applies. For most community buildings the duties are modest. Premises Ready takes you through them one step at a time.

1

Check whether it applies.

A handful of questions about what the building is used for and how many people could be there at once. You get a plain answer and the reasons behind it.
2

Write your procedures.

Answer questions about your doors, your safe room and who holds the keys. We turn your answers into the four procedures the law asks for, in words your volunteers will understand.
3

Keep a record.

Who was briefed, when procedures were approved, what changed. If the regulator ever asks, you can show them in one click.
What you won’t need:security guards or bag searchesnew equipment or building worka security qualification

Built by someone who grew up around these buildings

I’m Darren Fullerton. I grew up in Shetland, where the village hall is where everything happens, and I’ve spent the last few years building software for Scottish schools and community groups. When Martyn’s Law was passed I read the guidance the way a hall treasurer would, and thought: nobody should need a consultant for this. Premises Ready is the tool I’d want my own hall committee to have.

Premises Ready is independent. It is not affiliated with the Home Office or the Security Industry Authority.

BEFORE THE LAW STARTS

We’ll tell you when the start date is announced

Do the free check now and leave an email address. When the government confirms the date, you’ll hear from us first, with what to do and how long you have.

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Looking after more than one building?

Councils, church bodies, academy trusts and sports associations can see every site in one place: which are in scope, which have procedures, which need a look. Sign in with the Microsoft or Google account you already use.