The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, commonly known as Martyn's Law, places a renewed focus on protective security and organisational preparedness at qualifying premises and events. For larger venues and qualifying events, this includes considering appropriate and reasonably practicable measures to reduce vulnerability and the risk of physical harm.
For stadiums, major events and other complex sites, a credible assessment should consider the wider operating environment rather than view security only from the ground. Uncrewed aircraft systems can create security, safety and operational risks that interact with existing vulnerabilities, crowd management, incident response and business continuity.
That does not mean Martyn's Law creates a specific requirement to purchase counter-drone technology. The more useful question is whether aerial threats form part of the site's credible threat picture, what consequences could follow, how existing arrangements would perform, and whether further measures are proportionate.
Standwell helps organisations examine that whole risk picture: assessing threat and vulnerability, reviewing preparedness and response arrangements, testing assumptions and identifying proportionate improvements across people, processes and protective measures.