# Martyn’s Law training > Find free Martyn’s Law training, including ACT Awareness, SCaN and Run Hide Tell. Match learning to staff roles and brief people on your venue’s procedures. Martyn’s Law does not require a paid training course or qualification; free ACT Awareness and SCaN learning can support staff awareness alongside a briefing on your venue’s own procedures. The duties are not yet in force. The SIA expects commencement in spring 2027, with no exact date confirmed. ## At a glance - **Paid course required?**: No - **Free awareness learning**: ACT Awareness and SCaN for All Staff - **Local briefing**: Explain the procedures people would carry out - **Enhanced tier**: Training can support protection measures ## Understand what the law requires The Act does not prescribe a Martyn’s Law training course, certificate or minimum number of training hours. At standard tier, the duty is to have appropriate public protection procedures, so far as reasonably practicable, and notify the SIA when required. People expected to carry out procedures need to understand their roles and have the means to act. General awareness learning helps, but it cannot tell a volunteer which door controls your hall or how to reach the duty manager. [What Martyn’s Law requires](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law) · [The four public protection procedures](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/public-protection-procedures) ## Choose free training by role Use this map to choose a useful starting point, rather than ask everyone to complete every resource. Official course and guidance links are listed in the sources below. ProtectUK requires registration for its e-learning. - Staff and volunteers at all levels: ACT Awareness e-learning on ProtectUK introduces counter-terrorism awareness and responses to suspicious activity, items and attacks. - Welcoming teams, reception staff and stewards: NPSA’s free SCaN for All Staff module builds awareness of hostile reconnaissance and how to See, Check and Notify. - School and education staff: ACT for Education provides learning designed for education settings. - Frontline security operatives: ACT Security provides specialised counter-terrorism learning for their role. - Members of the public: ProtectUK’s Run Hide Tell resource explains personal actions during a weapons attack. It is public safety guidance, rather than a venue qualification. - Event staff and volunteers: start with ACT Awareness, then add the event’s own briefing on entrances, crowd movement, reporting and emergency instructions. - Managers and decision makers: the Home Office lists ACT Operational and ACT Strategic sessions delivered through Counter Terrorism Security Advisors, subject to availability. [What Run Hide Tell means](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/run-hide-tell) · [Martyn’s Law for events](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/events) ## Understand ACT Awareness and SCaN ACT means Action Counters Terrorism. ACT Awareness covers broad awareness and response. SCaN means See, Check and Notify, and focuses on recognising and reporting activity that may be part of planning an attack. NPSA’s SCaN for All Staff resource supports individual learning and facilitated sessions using supporting notes. Other SCaN modules are aimed at particular roles; delivery of face-to-face sessions depends on availability. The official ProtectUK catalogue checked on 16 October 2026 lists ACT Awareness, ACT Security and ACT for Education. It does not list a course called ACT for Events. Event organisers can use ACT Awareness and the official event guidance while checking the catalogue for updates. [Common Martyn’s Law questions](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/questions) ## Turn awareness into a venue briefing A short briefing on the actual premises helps people connect general learning with the job they would do. Walk through the arrangements during the shifts, services or bookings when those people work. Run Hide Tell is aimed at individual members of the public. The Home Office says it is not a substitute for public protection procedures or an instruction for staff. Explain staff roles through your own appropriate arrangements. - Duty leads: who can start a procedure and who takes over if they are absent. - Front-of-house teams: how to direct people away from danger and communicate accessible instructions. - People controlling doors and gates: which controls they may use and how emergency escape is maintained. - Volunteers and hirers: the procedures relevant to their booking and how to contact the venue lead. - Contractors and temporary staff: how to report concerns and receive urgent instructions. ## Connect enhanced-tier training with your measures Enhanced-tier premises and qualifying events also need appropriate public protection measures, so far as reasonably practicable. Training can support measures delivered through people and processes, alongside physical arrangements. Choose learning to match the role and the assessed needs of the premises or event. Explain the relevant procedures and measures in the document required for the SIA, including how they are expected to reduce harm and vulnerability. Where separate security licensing rules apply, awareness learning does not replace the qualifications or licences required for that work. [Enhanced-tier procedures and measures](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/enhanced-tier) · [Support with an enhanced-tier assessment](https://wardcote.co.uk/enhanced-tier-assessment) ## Start with the people on your next shift Identify who would carry out your procedures, choose relevant free learning and give them a practical briefing. Keeping a brief record of who was briefed, what was covered and any questions is useful good practice. Revisit the briefing when people, roles, layouts or procedures change. A venue-specific briefing can be especially useful where volunteers rotate, staff change often or the building is complicated. You do not have to buy software, a course or a consultant at standard tier. This page is general guidance, not legal advice. [How to prepare for Martyn’s Law](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/how-to-comply) · [The standard-tier checklist](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/standard-tier-checklist) · [A review of your venue’s security arrangements](https://wardcote.co.uk/security-review) · [Check which tier applies](https://wardcote.co.uk/check-your-tier) ## Questions ### Is a Martyn’s Law training course mandatory? No prescribed course or qualification is required. People who would carry out your procedures need to understand their roles and have the means to act. ### Where can I find free Martyn’s Law training? ProtectUK offers free ACT Awareness, ACT for Education and ACT Security e-learning. NPSA provides the free SCaN for All Staff module. Choose resources suited to the role. ### What is the difference between ACT Awareness and SCaN training? ACT Awareness covers general counter-terrorism awareness and responses. SCaN focuses on hostile reconnaissance: seeing concerning activity, checking appropriately and notifying the right person. ### Is there an official ACT for Events course? The ProtectUK catalogue checked on 16 October 2026 does not list a course with that name. Event teams can use ACT Awareness and receive a briefing on their event’s own procedures. ### Can Run Hide Tell replace our staff procedures? No. It is guidance for individuals during a weapons attack. The Home Office says it does not replace premises or event procedures or serve as instructions for staff. ### Do volunteers and regular hirers need a briefing? Those expected to carry out procedures should understand the arrangements relevant to them. Include people who lead activities when the usual venue team is absent. ## Sources - [Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025: official text](https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2025/10/pdfs/ukpga_20250010_en.pdf) - [Home Office statutory guidance](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025/terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025-statutory-guidance) - [Home Office: Martyn’s Law myth buster](https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69281f35b3b9afff34e960f0/martyns-law-mythbuster.pdf) - [ProtectUK: Martyn’s Law overview](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/martyns-law/martyns-law-overview-and-what-you-need-know) - [Home Office: free resources, ACT learning and SCaN training](https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-terrorism-protection-of-premises-act-2025/non-statutory-supplementary-document-c-further-resources-and-learning) - [ProtectUK: current e-learning catalogue](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/catalogue) - [ProtectUK: ACT Awareness e-learning](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/group/130) - [ProtectUK: ACT for Education](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/group/99?type=catalog) - [ProtectUK: ACT Security](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/group/90?type=catalog) - [NPSA: SCaN for All Staff](https://www.npsa.gov.uk/scan-all-staff) - [ProtectUK: Run Hide Tell](https://www.protectuk.police.uk/advice-and-guidance/response/run-hide-tell) - [SIA: regulatory role and implementation timetable](https://www.gov.uk/guidance/understanding-martyns-law-and-the-sias-role-as-regulator) ## Related - [The four public protection procedures](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/public-protection-procedures) - [Run Hide Tell: advice and staff briefings](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/run-hide-tell) - [Martyn’s Law in 20 questions](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/questions) - [How to comply with Martyn’s Law](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/how-to-comply) - [Martyn’s Law enhanced tier: requirements](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/enhanced-tier) - [Martyn’s Law compliance checklist for standard-tier venues](https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/standard-tier-checklist) --- Source: https://wardcote.co.uk/martyns-law/training · Last reviewed 2026-10-16 · Wardcote, venue and event security. General guidance, not legal advice.