Understand what Martyn’s Law means for places of worship and the practical steps you can take now to prepare and protect your congregation.

Martyn’s Law for Places of Worship

Free Breakfast Briefing

The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, more commonly known as Martyn’s Law, will introduce new requirements aimed at improving preparedness and protecting the public from acts of terrorism.

Places of worship are specifically included within the scope of the legislation – but what does that actually mean for those responsible for their management, operation and safety?

Join us for a free, practical breakfast briefing designed specifically for anyone involved in running a place of worship, hosted by Diamond Systems, one of Northern Ireland's leading independent security and life safety specialists.

We’ll explain Martyn’s Law in straightforward terms, explore what it could mean for your premises and, most importantly, look at the practical and proportionate steps you can begin taking now to prepare and protect your congregation.

What we'll cover

During the briefing, we'll look at:

What Martyn’s Law is and why it has been introduced

How the legislation applies to places of worship

Understanding the different requirements under the Act

Developing appropriate procedures and documentation

Training and preparing staff and volunteers

Lockdown, evacuation and invacuation

Communicating effectively during an incident

Our focus throughout will be on proportionate, achievable measures.

Preparing for Martyn’s Law does not mean turning places of worship into fortresses. It means understanding your premises, considering what could happen in an emergency and making sure the people responsible know what to do.

Who should attend?

This free event is for anyone involved in the management, operation or safety of a place of worship, including faith leaders, clergy, trustees, committee members, premises and facilities teams, health and safety representatives and relevant volunteers.

You do not need any previous knowledge of Martyn’s Law or security.

Event details

Thursday 19 November 2026

T3 Conference Centre, Lisburn

9:30am – Registration, tea & coffee

10:00am – Breakfast briefing begins

11:00am – Finish

Attendance is completely free, but places are limited and advance registration is required.

When booking, we’ll ask you to provide the name and address of the place of worship you represent.

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