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Martyn’s Law Compliance
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, more widely known as Martyn’s Law, is new UK legislation designed to improve public safety by requiring public venues to have robust security measures in place in the event of a terrorist attack.
The law is named in honour of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena Bombing, and was secured by his mother, Figen Murray, campaigning for venues to take stronger responsibility for public safety. The legislation was given royal assent in April 2025 and enforcement will begin from April 2027.
As high-footfall public-facing environments, universities and higher education institutions must comply with the forthcoming legislation by implementing robust security measures, carrying out risk assessments, and ensuring staff are trained to respond to emergencies.
Core Requirements Under Martyn’s Law
Recent Home Office guidance has outlined requirements for premises that fall under both Standard and Enhanced tiers to have set procedures for:
- Evacuation: the process of getting people out of the premises safely
- Invacuation: the process of moving people to safer parts of the premises
- Lockdown: the process of securing the premises to restrict or prevent entry or exit by attackers
- Communication: the process of alerting people on the premises of danger
Core Requirements Under Martyn’s Law
Recent Home Office guidance has outlined requirements for premises that fall under both Standard and Enhanced tiers to have set procedures for:
- Evacuation: the process of getting people out of the premises safely
- Invacuation: the process of moving people to safer parts of the premises
- Lockdown: the process of securing the premises to restrict or prevent entry or exit by attackers
- Communication: the process of alerting people on the premises of danger
How North Supports Martyn’s Law Preparedness
While most universities will already have security infrastructure in place, such as video surveillance cameras, access control, and intruder detection, integrating these solutions intelligently can transform existing infrastructure to support Martyn’s Law compliance by enhancing situational awareness, communication, and automating response capabilities in the case of a major threat or incident.
At North, we bring together physical and digital smart campus security to deliver seamless, end-to-end protection. Our integrated smart access control and intelligent video surveillance solutions give universities real-time visibility, live incident verification, AI-enhance alerts, and instant lockdown capabilities, all from a single platform. It’s a smarter way to meet compliance requirements, whilst also improve day-to-day safety and campus management.
Book in a free consultation with one of our Security Specialists to discuss integrated security solutions to help prepare for Martyn’s Law compliance.
Get Expert Security AdviceHow North Supports Martyn’s Law Preparedness
While most universities will already have security infrastructure in place, such as video surveillance cameras, access control, and intruder detection, integrating these solutions intelligently can transform existing infrastructure to support Martyn’s Law compliance by enhancing situational awareness, communication, and automating response capabilities in the case of a major threat or incident.
At North, we bring together physical and digital smart campus security to deliver seamless, end-to-end protection. Our integrated smart access control and intelligent video surveillance solutions give universities real-time visibility, live incident verification, AI-enhance alerts, and instant lockdown capabilities, all from a single platform. It’s a smarter way to meet compliance requirements, whilst also improve day-to-day safety and campus management.
Book in a free consultation with one of our Security Specialists to discuss integrated security solutions to help prepare for Martyn’s Law compliance.
Get Expert Security AdviceSafer, Smarter, more Compliant Campuses
Bringing together physical and digital security infrastructure to make campuses safer places to work, visit, and learn.
North designs, delivers and supports integrated CCTV security solutions tailored to your institution. Managed centrally, onsite or remotely, our systems can combine video surveillance with technologies such as smart access control to create a single, secure platform for better situational awareness, faster response times and a safer campus. Our expert teams help reduce risk, support compliance and deliver solutions that meet the latest industry standards, including NSI Gold accreditation. From advanced cameras and command centres to intelligent analytics and cloud-based systems, North is trusted by institutions across the UK to design, deploy and maintain extensive surveillance systems.
Intelligent video analytics transform the performance of your surveillance solutions. From real-time event detection and alerts, AI based analytics and intelligent object classification are all essential tools in live, critical situations.
Operators can quickly identify and track objects and people of interest, configuring rules and real-time alerts. Automated alerts can notify personnel when an incident is occurring based off the identification of weapons or aggressive behaviour. In addition to increasing campus safety, optimised reporting with insights into trends can be delivered visually through user-specific dashboards for campus optimisation.
From standalone door entry to fully integrated security across multiple sites, North designs, delivers and supports access control systems that help protect students, staff, buildings and the wider campus. Easy to manage and built around your operational needs, our solutions create safer, more secure environments for everyone.
Managed through a central platform, operators can monitor movement, control access and activate instant lockdown when a threat is detected. By integrating access control with video surveillance and campus systems in one user-friendly interface, North helps institutions respond faster, restrict entry to critical areas during emergencies and maintain high levels of security around the clock.
