Martyn's Law templates: what's in the procedures pack

At standard tier, the responsible person for the premises has two duties. They must notify the Security Industry Authority (SIA), and they must have appropriate public protection procedures in place, so far as reasonably practicable. The Act sets out four kinds of procedure: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication. The aim is to reduce the risk of physical harm to people if an attack happens on the premises or in the immediate vicinity.

The law does not require a written document at standard tier, but the Home Office statutory guidance, published on 15 April 2026, says documenting even simple procedures is good practice. A written, briefed and reviewed set is the most practical way to show what you have in place. Whether your procedures are appropriate is for the SIA to judge. Read more in Martyn's Law explained.

Documents 2 to 5 set out the four procedures the Act describes, using your own exits, assembly points, safe rooms and announcement methods. Document 1 ties them together: which procedure to use when, who takes charge on the day, and how the procedures are kept current.

Two documents are for your people: the staff and volunteer briefing sheet and the wall poster. The other three are your records: who holds the legal duty (Document 7), how you reached your numbers and tier (Document 9), and who has been briefed and when the procedures were reviewed (Document 8).

The pack is written for standard tier premises. For most venues that means it is reasonable to expect between 200 and 799 people at the same time, from time to time, including staff and volunteers. Places of worship, nurseries and childcare settings, primary and secondary schools, and further education colleges are standard tier at any size, so the pack suits a large church or school as well as a small one.

Venues under 200 have no legal duty, but many still want clear procedures, and the pack works for them too. Other venues with 800 or more people are enhanced tier, which has further duties the pack does not cover. If you are unsure where you stand, use the free checker or see which buildings are covered.

You answer plain-English questions about your building, exits, rooms, team and how you tell people what to do, which takes most people about twenty minutes. The pack is produced in your venue's name as PDF and Word files, ready to check, edit and adopt. Then brief your people and review the procedures each year; we remind you when the review is due. See pricing for what is included.