A New Legal Duty
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law) introduces responsibilities for publicly accessible premises.
Many organisations are unsure what is required, but expectations are already shifting.
What You’ll Need to Do - Standard Tier (200–799 persons)
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Staff awareness training
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Basic emergency procedures (evacuation, lockdown, invacuation)
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Understanding likely threats
Enhanced Tier (800+ persons)
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Terrorism risk assessment
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Security plan
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Consideration of physical measures
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Staff training and exercising
The approach is proportionate — based on your risk and size.
Why Act Now?
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Avoid last-minute compliance pressure
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Spread costs over time
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Improve real-world resilience
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Demonstrate due diligence
Waiting for full guidance often leads to rushed compliance!
How We Can Help - Readiness Review
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Tier identification
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Gap analysis
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Action plan
Risk Assessment
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Threats, vulnerabilities, consequences
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Clear, defensible findings
Planning & Training
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Emergency procedures
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Staff awareness (ACT principles)
Ongoing Support
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Updates, reviews, and compliance support
Why Work With Us
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Practical, risk-based approach
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Clear, proportionate advice
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Experience across safety, fire, and risk
Martyn’s Law (Protect Duty)
Are You Prepared?
New legal duties under the Protect Duty will require organisations to assess and prepare for terrorist threats. Most organisations are not yet ready.
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Get Ahead of Martyn’s Law!
Take a structured, proportionate approach now and stay in control.
Free Readiness Checklist
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Identify your tier
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Understand requirements
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Spot immediate gaps
Previous Hot Topics
Fire Safety (Residential Evacuation Plans) (England) Regulations 2025
Effective from April 2026
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If you manage or are responsible for residential buildings and want to understand how the Regulations affect you, we can carry out an initial readiness review and advise on proportionate next steps.
Contact Evenkeel to discuss residential evacuation compliance support.
Residential Evacuation Duties – What’s Changing?
From April 2026, new fire safety regulations will place additional duties on Responsible Persons for certain residential buildings in England.
These duties focus on how residents who may have difficulty evacuating independently are considered within the fire risk assessment process and how evacuation information is documented and reviewed.
Responsible Persons must be able to evidence proportionate, documented consideration of evacuation risk at resident level.
Who This Applies To
This service is relevant to:
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Managing agents
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Housing associations
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Freeholders
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Residential landlords
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Responsible Persons for blocks of flats and residential buildings with shared escape routes
EVENKEEL Approach
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Risk-based and proportionate
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Aligned with PAS 79 principles and existing FRAs
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Clear audit trails and document control
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Explicit consent and data-protection safeguards
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Delivered strictly within assessed competence
Where matters fall outside Tier 1 competence, clear escalation to specialist support is recommended.
Why Act Now?
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April 2026 is a fixed compliance date
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Many current FRAs do not address resident-level evacuation considerations
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Early reviews reduce enforcement, liability and reputational risk