Venues & corporates

Martyn's Law training and crisis exercise records for venues and boards

Rehearse and document the procedures Martyn's Law will require, before the SIA asks.

The evidence problem

Martyn's Law brings a duty on qualifying premises and events to have procedures in place and to be able to show them to the regulator. For the enhanced tier, expected to apply from around 2027, the Security Industry Authority will want to see more than a written procedure: it will want to know that the people on shift have practised it.

The UK Corporate Governance Code asks boards to confirm the effectiveness of their risk management and internal controls, and ISO 22361 sets out what a rehearsed crisis management capability looks like. Both point to the same gap: an exercise that happened once, with a record that nobody can find.

Venue teams change every season. A rehearsal from last year does not cover this year's staff, and a full evacuation exercise is disruptive enough that most venues run one rarely.

What Maitris gives you

  • Procedures rehearsed by the people who will use them, with a record of each run
  • Board-level crisis exercise records with decisions and timings
  • Repeatable for new staff and new seasons without closing the venue

The AI generates the scenario and compiles the evidence. Your named assessor decides competence.

A line from the pack

Duty manager initiated lockdown within ninety seconds of the first report, confirmed with security control and briefed the police first responder on arrival. Timeline and decision log attached; procedure section exercised: invacuation.

Roleplays ready for Venues & corporates

  • Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 ('Martyn's Law')

    Security Industry Authority (regulator) · UK

    Training or exercising duty
    s.5–6 (standard duty: public protection procedures), s.7–8 (enhanced: measures + document + training), s.11 (training)
    Evidence expected
    Documented procedures, training records, annual review, SIA registration
    Recurrence
    Ongoing; enhanced document reviewed on material change
    Duty holder
    Organisation (responsible person); premises/events

    Status: Royal Assent Apr 2025; ~24-month implementation — obligations expected from ~2027

  • UK Corporate Governance Code 2024: Provision 29

    FRC · UK (premium-listed)

    Training or exercising duty
    Provision 29 effective for periods from 1 Jan 2026
    Evidence expected
    Board declaration in annual report
    Recurrence
    Annual
    Duty holder
    Board
  • ISO 22361:2022 (Crisis management guidelines; superseded BS 11200)

    · International

    Training or exercising duty
    cl. 8 (developing crisis leadership), cl. 9 (training, validation)
    Evidence expected
    Duty holder
    Organisation / crisis team
  • ISO 22301 (Business Continuity Management Systems)

    Certification bodies · International

    Training or exercising duty
    cl. 7.2 competence, 7.3 awareness, 8.5 exercise programme
    Evidence expected
    Certificate, exercise records, competence records
    Recurrence
    Exercise programme; 3-year cert cycle
    Duty holder
    Organisation
  • ISO 22320 (Emergency management: incident management guidelines)

    · International

    Training or exercising duty
    cl. 6–8 command & control, training
    Evidence expected
    Duty holder
    Organisation
  • Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 + MHSWR 1999 (regs 8, 13) + Corporate Manslaughter Act 2007

    HSE; local authorities; CPS/Crown Office · UK

    Training or exercising duty
    MHSWR reg 8 (serious & imminent danger procedures), reg 13 (capabilities & training); HSWA s.2(2)(c)
    Evidence expected
    Risk assessments, emergency procedures, training records
    Recurrence
    Ongoing; on change of risk
    Duty holder
    Organisation (employer) + individuals (s.7/37 HSWA)

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