{"id":45948,"date":"2026-06-29T13:33:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.get-licensed.co.uk\/get-daily\/?p=45948"},"modified":"2026-06-29T13:34:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T13:34:01","slug":"martyns-law-for-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.get-licensed.co.uk\/get-daily\/martyns-law-for-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Martyn’s Law Now Covers Schools and Colleges \u2014 Are You Ready to Work Those Sites?"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you work in security and you’ve been telling yourself Martyn’s Law<\/a> is a stadium and arena problem, it’s time for a rethink. Schools and colleges with a capacity over 200 are firmly in scope before the law’s Spring 2027 enforcement date. That’s most secondary schools, every sixth form college, and a large number of further education sites across the UK.<\/p>\n

Fresh guidance from Marsh and updated briefings from Mitie confirm that schools and colleges with a capacity over 200 are firmly in scope<\/a> before the law’s Spring 2027 enforcement date. That’s most secondary schools, every sixth form college, and a huge chunk of further education sites across the UK.<\/p>\n

For security officers, that means a new category of work is opening up \u2014 and a new set of expectations attached to it. If you want a piece of these contracts, you need to understand what the duty actually looks like on a school site.<\/p>\n

What Martyn’s Law Is \u2014 In One Paragraph<\/h2>\n

Martyn’s Law, formally the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, is named after Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people murdered at the Manchester Arena attack in 2017. It places a legal duty on premises and events above certain capacity thresholds to prepare for and reduce the risk of a terrorist attack. Premises expecting 200\u2013799 people fall into the standard tier<\/strong>; those expecting 800 or more face the enhanced tier<\/strong> with tougher obligations.<\/p>\n

The 200-capacity threshold pulls the vast majority of UK education sites into the standard tier. According to the Department for Education’s guidance, early years, primary, secondary and further education settings have a special consideration \u2014 they remain in the standard tier even if 800 or more individuals are expected to be present. Universities and higher education establishments do not have this protection and can fall into the enhanced tier if 800+ are expected.<\/p>\n

Recommended Reading: Martyn’s Law Explained For Security Officers<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Tier 1 in an Education Setting \u2014 What It Actually Means<\/h2>\n

The standard tier The standard tier is not about turning a school gate into an airport security line. The legislation focuses on preparedness, not heavy infrastructure. Standard tier duty holders must:<\/p>\n