Martyn’s Law Software

What is Martyn’s Law, and how will it impact your venue?

Martyn’s Law is a proposed legislation that seeks to improve the safety and security of public spaces. If you have a venue that you would expect to regularly host over 200 people, you will need to undertake steps to enhance the security of your patrons and staff.

How can software address the challenges associated with implementing Martyn's Law?

Implementing Martyn's Law will undoubtedly present several challenges for venue managers. Not least as they will be asked, possibly for the first time, to consider the security of their patrons and staff, beyond the basic door policy and fire regulations.

Most larger venues already have processes and procedures in place. These may have been developed over many years and implemented by trained staff with a career in the area. But a bar, pub, or hotel that will cross the 200 Martyn’s Law threshold could find itself in a world of unfamiliar terminology, plans, and requirements.

This is particularly poignant for smaller venues typically under the 200 threshold but have public events once or twice a year that put them over this level – or events entering the 800-person limit where they must comply with Enhanced Level requirements.

Software at publicly assessable venues.

Whether you run a school, pub, theatre, or hospital, software has automated almost all aspects of operating the site. From event booking to payment processing, a wide array of software is available to save time, money and hassle.

Gone are the days when you needed people in a back room to keep up with vast amounts of paperwork to keep everything ticking along. As yet, though, Martyn’s Law software does not exist other than adapting software developed for other applications.

So, what would Martyn’s Law Software need to do to be of help?

If we consider what venue managers are likely to need to do to comply with the law, we can work out what Martyn’s Law software should look like.

Of course, the first thing it will need to be is completely jargon-free. After all, the last thing anyone needs when tackling something new is to have to become an expert before they start.

These are likely to be the Standard Tier requirements

Standard Tier venues are qualifying premises where it is reasonable to expect that between 200 and 799 individuals may be present at the same time.

Enhanced Tier will include all these requirements, plus…

Enhanced Tier are premises or events where it is reasonable to expect that 800 or more individuals may be present on the premises or attend the event at the same time.

How Martyn’s Law software could streamline these requirements

There are some very obvious benefits that software could bring to managing your Martyn’s Law compliance. Software doesn’t forget to do things – it can update authorities automatically when you have a change of responsible person, or your venue has been adjusted, for example.

But the most important aspect of potential Martyn’s Law software is the ability to remove the prior requirement for high levels of security knowledge to achieve a comprehensive and highly effective set of plans to execute in the event of a terrorist attack.

Martyn’s Law software features should include:

Luckily, as you may have suspected, this is exactly what we are busy building here at SIM. We intend to make the inevitable administrative aspect of complying with Martyn’s Law as hassle-free as possible so that you can focus on the very important job of making your premises as secure as possible and your staff briefed for the benefit of your patrons and staff.

We will launch Martyn’s Law Manager in November 2024, and improvements will undoubtedly be made over the coming months as we gather user feedback.

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