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NEBOSH National Certificate in Protecting Standard Duty Premises from Terrorism
Martyn’s Law training for the standard tier: premises where between 200 and 799 people may be present. One day, and enough to get your public protection procedures written and your people ready to use them.
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About this course
The NEBOSH National Certificate in Protecting Standard Duty Premises from Terrorism is the one day qualification for people responsible for publicly accessible premises inside the standard tier of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, better known as Martyn’s Law. That means anywhere it is reasonable to expect between 200 and 799 individuals to be present at the same time.
The standard tier duty is lighter than the enhanced tier but it is not nothing. Responsible persons must notify the SIA and have appropriate public protection procedures in place: the things staff would actually do if an act of terrorism were suspected, which the statutory guidance groups as evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication.
That is where most organisations discover the gap. Having a fire evacuation plan is not the same as having an invacuation plan, and a good many venues have never thought through the situation where the safest thing is to keep people inside rather than push them out into a street.
NEBOSH aim this at health and safety professionals and other workers managing standard duty premises rather than at security specialists, so it uses risk assessment and reasonable practicability thinking that most candidates already have.
The Act received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025 with an implementation period of at least 24 months, so there is time to do this properly. One day, a short online assessment, and your procedures start from knowledge rather than guesswork.
- The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 and what standard duty means for your premises
- Working out which tier you are in, and what counts as a qualifying premises
- Notifying the SIA, and what the notification actually involves
- The terrorist threat picture and how attacks on public spaces are planned
- Assessing your premises: vulnerabilities, people at risk and the realistic harm
- Public protection procedures: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication
- Deciding when to get people out and when keeping them in is the safer call
- Training and briefing staff so the procedures work when nobody is expecting them to
- Incident response, communication and post incident actions
- Building a security culture that does not depend on one person being on shift
How completing this course helps you
- The NEBOSH National Certificate in Protecting Standard Duty Premises from Terrorism
- A working understanding of your standard tier duties under Martyn’s Law
- Public protection procedures that are based on the threat rather than copied from a template
- Staff who know the difference between evacuation and invacuation, and when each applies
- One day out rather than three
Who should attend?
Health and safety professionals supporting Martyn’s Law compliance, venue, facilities and operations managers, managers of shops, bars, restaurants, places of worship, village halls, leisure centres and visitor attractions, and anybody who is the responsible person for a publicly accessible premises in the 200 to 799 range.
Entry requirements. None. No previous terrorism preparedness or security qualification is required, and no workplace access is needed for the assessment because there is no practical unit.
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Standard or enhanced
Which tier are your premises actually in?
The test is how many people it is reasonable to expect on the premises at the same time, from time to time. Between 200 and 799 is the standard tier. Eight hundred or more is the enhanced tier, and so is any qualifying event at that scale.
The difference in duty is substantial. Standard tier means notifying the SIA and having public protection procedures. Enhanced tier adds public protection measures, a documented compliance assessment provided to the SIA, and a designated senior individual accountable for it.
So is the difference in exposure. Section 18 of the Act sets the maximum penalty for a standard tier contravention at £10,000. At enhanced tier it is the greater of £18 million or 5 per cent of qualifying worldwide revenue. If your capacity figures put you anywhere near the boundary, it is worth being certain which side you are on.
Under 200 people
Outside the scope of the Act. Sensible preparedness is still worth having, but the statutory duties do not apply.
200 to 799 people
Standard duty. This one day certificate, public protection procedures, and notify the SIA.
800 or more people
Enhanced duty. The three day certificate, plus measures, a compliance document and a designated senior individual.
Course content
What you will cover
Protecting standard duty premises from terrorism
- The legal framework: the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025
- Qualifying premises and working out your tier
- Notifying the SIA
- Terrorist threats, methodologies and target attractiveness
- Assessing vulnerability and the risk of harm to people
- Public protection procedures: evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication
- Briefing and training staff
- Incident response and post incident actions
- Security culture and worker engagement
Method of assessment
How the Standard Duty Certificate is assessed
One short assessment, taken online at the end of the day.
Online multiple format assessment
A single scenario based online assessment using a blend of question styles rather than straight multiple choice. It tests whether you can apply the duties, not whether you memorised them.
No practical unit
There is no separate workplace assessment, so you do not need access to particular premises to complete the qualification.
Registration included
Course dates include registration for the assessment.
Ways to learn
How you can take this course
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Run Protecting Standard Duty Premises at your site
We deliver anywhere in the UK, on your dates and around your shift patterns. For six or more people it is usually cheaper per head than sending everyone to a centre, and nobody loses a day travelling.
Tell us roughly how many people and when, and we will come back with options and a price, or ask MB and get an answer straight away.
What onsite includes
- The same tutor, materials and certification as our centres
- Your venue or one we arrange near you
- Dates and start times built around your operation
- One invoice and one point of contact for the whole group
- Content examples drawn from your own workplace
Protecting Standard Duty Premises FAQs
It is the common name for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, which requires those responsible for certain publicly accessible premises and events to take steps to reduce the risk of harm from terrorism. It splits duty holders into a standard tier, 200 to 799 people, and an enhanced tier, 800 or more.
Publicly accessible premises where it is reasonable to expect between 200 and 799 individuals to be present at the same time, from time to time. That takes in a great many shops, bars, restaurants, places of worship, halls, leisure centres and visitor attractions.
Notify the SIA, and have appropriate public protection procedures in place: the actions staff would take if an act of terrorism were suspected or was occurring. The statutory guidance groups these as evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication.
Keeping people inside, or moving them to a safer part of the building, rather than putting them out onto the street. It is the procedure most organisations have never written, because fire planning trains everybody to go outward and a terrorist incident can make outward the wrong direction.
A single online multiple format assessment using scenario based questions, taken at the end of the day. There is no practical workplace unit, so you do not need access to particular premises.
Royal Assent was 3 April 2025, with an implementation period of at least 24 months before the substantive requirements take effect. Statutory guidance was published in advance so organisations can prepare, and it is still developing, so it is worth keeping under review.
Only if it is reasonable to expect 800 or more people at the same time, or you are running a qualifying event at that scale. If you are genuinely on the boundary, send us your capacity figures and we will work through it with you rather than selling you the longer course by default.
Yes, anywhere in the UK. For a venue team it is usually the sensible choice, because the procedures can be worked through against your own layout, your own exits and your own refuge options rather than a generic floor plan.
Yes. Gold is the top NEBOSH learning partner tier and it is awarded by NEBOSH against their own criteria for delivery, support and learner experience. It is not a self declared badge.
A named Individual Learning Advisor and our embedded eLearning portal. The advisor plans 1:1 sessions around the assessment points, reviews your progress and prepares you for submission. The portal carries structured revision and study material you can use in your own time.
Yes. Acadame is an ELCAS approved provider and NEBOSH qualifications are eligible, so Enhanced Learning Credits can be put towards the course. Mention it when you enquire and we will handle the paperwork with you rather than sending you away to work it out.
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