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Martyn’s Law Update - Government publish legislation draft

… On Tuesday 2nd May, the Home Office published a draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill. The new draft law … for, and protected from, terrorist attacks. … The draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill sets out the …   Security Minister Tom Tugendhat said: “The threat from terrorism is enduring. In recent years, we have seen …
Keywords: Protect Duty , Martyn's Law , Legislation , Law , Protective Security , Home Office , Parliament , Government , Counter Terrorism , Martyn Hett , Homeland Security Group

Martyn’s Law overview and what you need to know

… on Premises please refer to the following factsheet: Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025: Scope … for certain premises and events must take appropriate action to reduce the risk of harm to their workers and the … does not need to take responsibility for carrying out actions to fulfil the requirements but should have overall …
Keywords: Martyn's Law , Parliament , Bill , Legislation , Organisation , Counter Terrorism , Protect

Polling stations

… threats, including criminal activity, unlawful protest and terrorism. SCaN training empowers your staff to correctly … are unable to get the information they need to plan their actions. For further information visit: … following e-Learning Modules are available: Introduction to Terrorism Identifying Security Vulnerabilities How to …
Keywords: Polling Stations , ACT , SCAN , public spaces , Election

Regulator

… and business operators on activities relating to counter terrorism, violence against women and girls, and spiking. … will be founded in principles of good regulation – that its actions will be proportionate, consistent, transparent, … of this legislation. The regulator will take enforcement action where necessary to ensure compliance and drive public …

Incident procedures

… or where the threat is assessed as not credible limit your actions to informing the police and searching the venue for … has been used and any username/ID.   In all cases Complete 'Actions to be Taken on Receipt of a Bomb Threat' … in a suspicious manner and ask them to account for their actions - Begin with a friendly ‘Can I help you’? Be …
Keywords: Bomb threat , Suspicious Item , HOT principle , Suspicious Behaviour , Terrorist threat

Good security practice

… and training for businesses and staff. This includes the Action Counters Terrorism (ACT) e-learning and See, Check and Notify (SCaN) …
Keywords: Security , Good housekeeping , Practice , Martyn's Law

New National Barrier Asset Framework

… Counter Terrorism Policing Headquarters (CTPHQ) is tendering for the …
Keywords: National Barrier Asset , National vehicle threat mitigation unit

Notice: ProtectUK app to close in December

… on the ProtectUK website. This includes the popular Action Cards which can be viewed or downloaded to your … by signing up to ProtectUK .  You can also follow Counter Terrorism Policing on X @TerrorismPolice , Facebook @CounterTerrorismPoliceUK , …

Threat from Drones in the UK

… could be used for nefarious purposes, including terrorism. How much illegal drone activity is there in the … data collected by the National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism (START), between 2015 and 2019 there were at least …
Keywords: Drones , Threat analysis , Threat , UAV , Weapon

Security professionals urged to tackle threat from state actors

… only after taking on work. They should report to Counter Terrorism Policing in confidence on their Anti-Terrorism Hotline on 0800 789321 or report it online . The …