Tom Tugendhat questioned on Martyn’s law
The Home Affairs Committee continues its pre-legislative scrutiny of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Draft Bill on Tuesday 20 June. The draft Bill, also known as Martyn’s law in memory of Martyn Hett who was killed in the Manchester Arena bombing, would require some premises to assess and mitigate potential risks to the public from terror attacks at their premises.
The Bill would place new obligations on thousands of premises, including some entertainment venues, across the country but there are fears that many small venues or volunteer run venues would struggle to implement. There are also concerns about how the new law would assess risk.
Likely areas of questioning
In this session, the Committee will question Security Minister, Tom Tugendhat about the aims and likely impact of the bill. It will also examine the perspective of law enforcement and security industries on how the bill can prevent terror attacks and improve the response to incidents.
In carrying out pre-legislative scrutiny, the Committee will undertake a detailed examination of the draft legislation to understand its likely impact. It will then produce conclusions and recommendations in a report to inform the Government’s final Bill put before Parliament.