{"id":46265,"date":"2026-08-25T14:05:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:05:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.get-licensed.co.uk\/get-daily\/?p=46265"},"modified":"2026-08-25T14:05:05","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T14:05:05","slug":"martyns-law-prep-for-venues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.get-licensed.co.uk\/get-daily\/martyns-law-prep-for-venues\/","title":{"rendered":"Martyn’s Law: Why Venues Are Already Investing In Compliance Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Enforcement is still over a year away, but some venues aren’t waiting to find out what “reasonably practicable” means in practice. Spatial mapping firm Richpix 360<\/a> has just expanded its regional footprint, scaling up the 3D digital-twin and cartography work it does for venues preparing for Martyn’s Law<\/a>. That’s a signal worth paying attention to, whether you run a 200-capacity bar or a 5,000-seat arena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What The Data Shows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Richpix 360 opened a new office in Ripon this year, adding to its existing hubs in Birkenhead and Barnsley. The expansion is aimed at growing its cartography and 3D digital-twin capacity across North Yorkshire and the North East, as an estimated 200,000 to 300,000 UK venues prepare for compliance duties under Martyn’s Law.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That’s a big number, and it lines up with the SIA’s own estimate that over 155,000 standard-tier premises and 25,000 enhanced-tier premises will fall within scope. Either way, the scale is the same story: hundreds of thousands of venues, from pubs to shopping centres, need to get their house in order before enforcement lands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s also a reminder of where things actually stand. Our Martyn’s Law timeline<\/a> covers the full nine-year journey from the Manchester Arena attack to Royal Assent, but the short version is this: the SIA’s public consultation on its section 12 guidance, which sets out how it will use its enforcement powers, has now closed, with final guidance and a full consultation report expected in autumn 2026. Enforcement itself isn’t expected until spring 2027. So Richpix’s expansion isn’t a reaction to new rules kicking in \u2014 it’s a bet that demand for compliance documentation will keep growing well before the deadline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Venue Owners Should Know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Martyn’s Law splits venues into two tiers based on capacity, not typical footfall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n