MARTYN’S LAW
won’t be permitted and businesses, venues and events will have to evaluate the threat of terrorism to its full extent and implement better analysis, planning, training and security measures as well as better collaboration between local authorities and businesses, venues or events, to mitigate the threat of terrorism as far as is reasonably practicable. A phrase that most people will be all too familiar with and is applicable to so many different scenarios, but perfectly describes what Martyn’s Law is trying to avoid. Businesses, venues and events have too often failed to implement the minimum counter terrorism
GOOD SECURITY WILL WITH ITS VERY NATURE, OFTEN BRING GOOD COUNTER TERRORISM SECURITY AND MITIGATING POLICIES, PROCEDURES AND PROTOCOLS measures required to mitigate vulnerabilities identified during the risk analysis. It is now time for that to change! L
This article uses content from the Martyn’s Law report produced by Zac Kelly, managing director of Manchester-based security company UltraSec.
Zac is starting a Master’s (MSc) in Crowd Safety & Risk Analysis at Manchester Metropolitan University and is a member of the Security Institute.
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