Martyn's Law: SIA Publishes Planning Templates

9th November 2026

Martyn's Law: SIA templates published today GCG welcome today's publication by the Security Industry Authority of its planning tool for standard tier premises and its template for enhanced tier premises and qualifying events. This is good news for responsible persons. Here is what it means for our clients: ✅ Your work is unchanged. The new resources add no new requirements. They reflect the Act and the Home Office statutory guidance, the same foundation GCG's advice and our CT STEP platform are built on. ✅ The templates are optional. The SIA is clear you do not have to use them. They are there to help you think through and record your public protection procedures and, for the enhanced tier, your measures. ✅ The timeline has not moved. The law will not come into force before spring 2027. At GCG we continue to align our consultancy, training and CT STEP with Home Office and SIA guidance as it is published, so the plans our clients build are ones the regulator will recognise. If you would like to talk through what today's publication means for your premises or events, get in touch. #MartynsLaw #ProtectDuty #CounterTerrorism #ProtectiveSecurity #SIA