The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, led by the Home Office, establishes enhanced security duties and regulatory requirements for premises identified as potential terrorist targets. The legislation introduces sanctions and enforcement mechanisms for non-compliance with protective measures. Current status is post-enactment, with factsheets and guidance documents being disseminated in English and Welsh.
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We welcome the Government’s overall intention behind the Draft Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill, but have serious concerns about its proportionality, especially in relation to its impact on smaller premises, within the standard tier, where there is a lack of …
The cost on standard and enhanced tier premises of implementing these proposals, estimated by the Government, is disproportionate to the level of threat, particularly Terrorism (Protection of Premises) draft Bill 27 for those small and medium-sized premises captured in the …
We agree with the Local Government Association that the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill should be implemented in stages, starting with enhanced tier premises. Type: conclusion | Number: 12 | Paragraph: 40 | Response status: no_published_response
The Government should include provision in the Bill to require new publicly accessible buildings, which would fall within the category of enhanced tier premises, to consider security in the design of the building. Type: recommendation | Number: 26 | Paragraph: …
We agree that there should be a standard on the risk assessment provided for in the Draft Bill, in order to prevent different standards of risk assessment taking place across those venues and premises captured by the legislation. (Paragraph 93) …
We recommend that the Government consider incorporating proposed textual changes set out in the Annex to this report into any Bill it presents to the House during the next Session of Parliament. (Paragraph 98) Terrorism (Protection of Premises) draft Bill …
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