Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 — enforcement expected Spring 2027
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Scope isn't decided by an ordinary week, and it isn't decided by the number on your fire risk assessment.
Scope is set by your busiest recurring occasion. A beer garden in August, a fete, a carol service, a cup final or a function booking can carry a site past 200 even when a normal Tuesday is sixty people.
The count includes everybody present at the same time — customers, guests, congregation, performers, volunteers, bar staff and contractors. Not just paying visitors.
The duty sits with whoever controls the premises for its use — often the tenant, operator, trustees or committee rather than the freeholder. An agreement can allocate tasks. It cannot hand over the duty.
Six questions at most, and it stops as soon as it has an answer. Everything is based on the Home Office statutory guidance published on 15 April 2026.
What the premises is used for, how many people at peak, and who is in control of it.
Not just a verdict. You see every answer that led to it, so you can check it and challenge it.
What the Act actually asks of a premises like yours, written in plain English.
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No. The Act received Royal Assent in April 2025 but the duties are not enforceable until commencement, expected in Spring 2027. There is no grace period after that date, so the time now is preparation time.
Not if it could not reasonably have been expected and is not expected to happen again. A planned or recurring occasion that takes you past 200 does bring you into the standard tier.
No. Scope depends on how the premises is used and how many people are present, not on your legal form. Charities, trusts, clubs and volunteer committees are treated the same as businesses.
Generally whoever controls the premises for the qualifying use, which is usually the operator or tenant rather than the freeholder. Where that's genuinely unclear, settle it in writing before commencement.
Not at standard tier. The duties there are procedural — four written procedures covering evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication. The guidance is explicit that no equipment purchase is required.
No, and we say so plainly. This is an independent guide. Neither the Home Office, the SIA nor NaCTSO endorses any third-party product in respect of this legislation, and you can meet the requirements of the Act without buying anything from anyone.
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