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Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025

Type Public General Act

Publication 2025-04-03

State In force

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Part 1 — Public protection requirements

Introductory

Overview

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(1) This Part requires persons responsible for qualifying premises (see section 2) or a qualifying event (see section 3) to take steps to reduce—

(a) the risk of physical harm to individuals arising from acts of terrorism, and

(b) for larger qualifying premises and all qualifying events, their vulnerability to acts of terrorism.

(2) Section 4 makes provision about the persons responsible for qualifying premises or events.

(3) Sections 5 to 10 set out the requirements.

(4) Sections 11 to 26 provide for the tribunal to determine certain matters and for enforcement of the requirements by the Security Industry Authority.

(5) Sections 27 to 33 make general provision in relation to this Part.

(6) Schedule 1 specifies uses of premises for the purposes of determining whether premises are qualifying premises.

(7) Schedule 2 provides for certain premises or events to be excluded from the requirements.

Qualifying premises

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(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.

(2) Premises are “qualifying premises” if—

(a) the premises consist of a building or a building and other land (and for these purposes “building” includes part of a building or a group of buildings),

(b) the premises are wholly or mainly used for one or more uses specified in Schedule 1,

(c) it is reasonable to expect that from time to time 200 or more individuals may be present on the premises at the same time in connection with one or more uses specified in Schedule 1, and

(d) the premises are not specified or described in Part 1 of Schedule 2 (excluded premises).

(3) Qualifying premises are—

(a) “enhanced duty premises” if it is reasonable to expect that from time to time 800 or more individuals may be present on the premises at the same time in connection with one or more uses specified in Schedule 1;

(b) “standard duty premises” in any other case.

(4) Subsection (3) is subject to any provision of Schedule 1 which provides for qualifying premises to be enhanced duty premises or standard duty premises in certain cases (regardless of how they would otherwise be treated).

(5) Where qualifying premises form part of other qualifying premises—

(a) if the same person is responsible for two or more of the premises, those two or more premises are to be treated as one set of qualifying premises, and

(b) subject to paragraph (a), this Part applies in relation to each of the qualifying premises.

Qualifying events

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(1) For the purposes of this Part, an event is a “qualifying event” if—

(a) the premises at which the event is to be held consist of a building, other land or a building and other land (and for these purposes “building” includes part of a building or a group of buildings),

(b) the premises are not enhanced duty premises and do not form part of enhanced duty premises,

(d) it is reasonable to expect that at some point during the event 800 or more individuals may be present on the premises at the same time in connection with their use for the event,

(e) measures will be in place to secure or check that members of the public who wish to access the premises for the purpose of attending the event—

(i) have paid to do so,

(ii) have tickets or passes allowing access, or

(iii) are members or guests of a club, association or similar body, and

(f) the event is not specified or described in Part 2 of Schedule 2 (excluded events).

(2) Where the condition in subsection (1)(e) applies only in relation to one or more parts of the premises at which an event is to be held, for the purposes of this Part treat what is to be held at each such part of the premises as a separate event (to be held at that part).

Persons responsible for qualifying premises or events

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(1) For the purposes of this Part—

(a) a person is responsible for qualifying premises if the person has control of the premises in connection with their relevant Schedule 1 use;

(b) a person is responsible for a qualifying event if the person will have control of the premises at which the event is to be held in connection with their use for the event.

(2) The “relevant Schedule 1 use” of premises means—

(a) where the premises are used for only one use specified in Schedule 1, that use;

(b) where the premises are used for two or more uses specified in Schedule 1, whichever of those uses is the principal use.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for determining the use of premises which is to be treated as the principal use for the purposes of subsection (2)(b).

(4) If more than one person is responsible for qualifying premises or a qualifying event—

(a) references in this Part to the person responsible for the premises or event are to each such person, and

(b) two or more such persons may act jointly in complying with a requirement imposed on them in relation to the premises or event by or under this Part.

(5) This section is subject to any provision of Schedule 1 which specifies the person responsible for qualifying premises in certain cases.

Requirements

Public protection procedures

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(1) The person responsible for qualifying premises or a qualifying event must, so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that appropriate public protection procedures are in place to further the objective mentioned in subsection (2).

(2) The objective is to reduce the risk of physical harm being caused to individuals if an act of terrorism were to occur on the premises, at the event or in the immediate vicinity of the premises or event.

(3) “Public protection procedures” are procedures, to be followed by individuals working on the premises or at the event if there is reason to suspect that an act of terrorism is occurring, or is about to occur, on the premises, at the event or in the immediate vicinity of the premises or event—

(a) for evacuating individuals from the premises or event;

(b) for moving individuals to a place on the premises or at the event where there is less risk of physical harm being caused to them;

(d) for providing information to individuals on the premises or at the event.

Public protection measures for enhanced duty premises and qualifying events

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(1) The person responsible for enhanced duty premises or a qualifying event must—

(a) assess and keep under review the public protection measures that are appropriate to further the objectives mentioned in subsection (2), and

(b) so far as is reasonably practicable, ensure that such measures are in place (in addition to the procedures required by section 5).

(2) The objectives are—

(a) to reduce the vulnerability of the premises or event to acts of terrorism;

(b) to reduce the risk of physical harm being caused to individuals if an act of terrorism were to occur on the premises, at the event or in the immediate vicinity of the premises or event.

(3) “Public protection measures” are measures relating to—

(a) the monitoring of the premises or event and the immediate vicinity of the premises or event;

(b) the movement of individuals into, out of and within the premises or event;

(d) the security of information in relation to the premises or event.

Enhanced duty premises and qualifying events: documenting compliance

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(1) The person responsible for enhanced duty premises or a qualifying event must ensure that a document is prepared and kept up to date containing—

(a) a statement of the procedures in place in pursuance of the requirements in section 5;

(b) an assessment of how those procedures may be expected to reduce the risk mentioned in section 5 (2);

(d) an assessment of how those measures may be expected to reduce the vulnerability and risk mentioned in section 6 (2);

(e) such further information as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify.

(2) The person must ensure that a copy of the document is provided to the Security Industry Authority—

(a) as soon as is reasonably practicable after it is prepared, and

(b) if it is revised, before the end of the period of 30 days beginning with the day of its revision.

Requirements to co-ordinate and co-operate

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(1) Subsection (2) applies if more than one person is responsible for qualifying premises or a qualifying event.

(2) Those persons must, so far as is reasonably practicable, co-ordinate with each other in complying with any requirement imposed on them by or under this Part.

(3) Subsection (4) applies if qualifying premises form part of other qualifying premises.

(4) The persons responsible for each of those premises must, so far as is reasonably practicable, co-ordinate with each other in complying with any requirement imposed on any of them by or under this Part.

(5) Subsection (6) applies if a person (“P”) is not responsible for enhanced duty premises or a qualifying event but has control to any other extent of the premises or the premises at which the event is to be held.

(6) P must, so far as is reasonably practicable, co-operate with the person responsible for the premises or event (“R”) for the purposes of R complying with a requirement imposed on R by or under this Part.

(7) In this section, references to a requirement imposed by or under this Part do not include a requirement imposed by a penalty notice.

Notification requirements

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(1) A person who becomes responsible, or ceases to be responsible, for qualifying premises must notify the Security Industry Authority by the required time.

(2) A person who becomes responsible, or ceases to be responsible, for a qualifying event must notify the Security Industry Authority by the required time.

(3) The Secretary of State may by regulations—

(a) specify further matters relating to qualifying premises or a qualifying event that are to be notified to the Security Industry Authority by the person responsible for the premises or event, and

(b) specify the time by which any such notification must be given.

(4) If—

(a) information relating to qualifying premises or a qualifying event included with a notification under subsection (1) or (2) or regulations under subsection (3) ceases to be accurate, and

(b) the person who gave the notification is still responsible for the premises or event,

the person must notify the Security Industry Authority by the required time.

(5) In relation to a notification under subsection (1), (2) or (4), the “required time” is the time specified in regulations made by the Secretary of State under this subsection.

(6) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision requiring a notification under this section (including a notification under regulations under subsection (3))—

(a) to include specified information (including information identifying an individual);

(b) to be in a specified form;

(7) In subsection (6) “specified” means specified in the regulations under that subsection.

(8) Regulations under subsection (6) may confer a discretion on the Security Industry Authority.

(9) References in this section to a person who becomes responsible for qualifying premises or a qualifying event include—

(a) a person who becomes responsible by virtue of the coming into force of any provision of this Part at the same time as the coming into force of this section, and

(b) a person who is responsible by virtue of any provision of this Part that came into force before the coming into force of this section.

Designating a senior individual

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(1) This section applies where a person who is responsible for enhanced duty premises or a qualifying event (“R”) is not an individual.

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