Martyn's Law: How swiftRAMS Now Generates Terrorism Risk Assessments for Public Venues
Martyn's Law is coming. swiftRAMS now generates terrorism risk assessments that meet the new Protect Duty requirements for venues and events.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 — known as Martyn's Law — received Royal Assent in April. If you're responsible for a venue or event with capacity over 200, you'll soon need to demonstrate you've assessed terrorism risks and implemented protective measures.
We've built this into swiftRAMS.
What Martyn's Law Requires
The legislation creates two tiers based on capacity:
Standard Tier (200-799 capacity): You must have procedures to respond to a terrorist attack — evacuation, invacuation, lockdown, and communication with emergency services.
Enhanced Tier (800+ capacity): Everything above, plus a formal terrorism risk assessment, physical security measures, and staff training. The Security Industry Authority becomes your regulator.
Both tiers require documentation proving you've done the work. Sound familiar? It's compliance paperwork, just with a different threat profile.
How swiftRAMS Handles Terrorism Risk Assessment
When you create a new assessment and select a venue or event context, the system now asks whether the premises falls under Martyn's Law thresholds.
If yes, the AI generates a terrorism-specific section that covers:
Threat identification — crowded spaces, entry points, vehicle access, concealment opportunities.
Vulnerability analysis — what makes your specific venue attractive or accessible to attackers.
Protective security measures — proportionate controls based on your tier and venue type.
Response procedures — evacuation routes, invacuation zones, lockdown protocols, communication chains.
The output cites the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 and aligns with the SIA's guidance for enhanced tier venues. For security companies, it also cross-references BS 7960 and BS 7499 where door supervision or static guarding applies.
Why We Built This Now
The Act has a two-year implementation period for standard tier and potentially longer for enhanced. But waiting until enforcement begins is the wrong approach.
Venues and events that already have documented terrorism risk assessments will be ahead. Clients are already asking security providers for this. Principal contractors on large sites want to see it.
Building it into your existing RAMS workflow means you're not creating a separate document that lives in a different folder and gets forgotten. The terrorism assessment sits alongside your operational risks — because that's how it should work in practice.
What This Looks Like in the App
You'll see a new toggle when the AI detects a relevant context: "Include Martyn's Law assessment."
Switch it on, answer three additional questions about capacity, venue type, and access arrangements, and the system generates the terrorism risk section within your standard RAMS document.
Same 5-minute workflow. Same audit trail. Same legally-cited output.
For Security Companies
This is particularly relevant if you're providing manned guarding, door supervision, or event security. Your clients will need this documentation. Being able to generate it as part of your standard assignment setup — rather than as an expensive add-on — changes the conversation.
The assessment automatically includes SIA compliance requirements where relevant, so you're covering both the Protect Duty and your existing licensing obligations in one document.
Coming Next
We're monitoring the SIA's guidance as it develops. The regulator is still working through enforcement details for enhanced tier venues. As that clarifies, we'll update the system to match.
If you're already using swiftRAMS, the Martyn's Law feature is live now. If you're not, this might be a good reason to start.