'Martyn's Law' counter-terror legislation to be published in draft within months as Home Secretary says Arena report requires 'careful consideration'
Draft legislation for 'Martyn's Law' will be published by the Government within months followed by the introduction of a Bill to the House of Commons, the Home Secretary has said.
The law will place venues under a legal duty to draw up specific security plans for any terror attack. The second tier of the proposal covers bigger venues with a capacity more than 800 which will be required to carry out a risk assessment as part of a 'thorough security plan'. She described the Bill as 'one part of our extensive efforts across Government including those of the police and security services to combat the threat of terrorism'.
Ms Braverman welcomed an apology from MI5 and recommendations from the inquiry for counter-terrorism police, but added: "While this is welcome and the Home Office will work at pace with both organisations to act on the chairman’s recommendations, we must not lose sight of the fact that responsibility for the attack lies with the bomber and his brother."
"Work is currently under way to develop a new faith security training scheme to raise security awareness among faith communities and help them to mitigate threats. We continue to engage with faith organisations and security experts to develop this scheme."
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