Martyn’s Law

How Algo Supports Compliance with Martyn’s Law

As public safety concerns grow, the UK government has introduced Martyn’s Law, officially the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025. This new law requires public venues to actively plan for and be able to respond to threats, particularly terrorist incidents. It introduces legal responsibilities for organizations based on venue size, focusing on preparedness, communication, and response coordination.

Organizations preparing for compliance can rely on Algo’s IP-based emergency communication and alerting solutions to help fulfill the key requirements, especially around mass notification and accessibility.

What is Martyn’s Law?

Martyn’s Law was created in memory of Martyn Hett, one of the victims of the 2017 Manchester Arena attack. The law mandates that venues must be able to detect, communicate, and respond quickly, clearly, and effectively to emergency threats. Organizations of certain sizes are required to have dedicated plans, systems, and infrastructure in place to manage these situations. It ensures that public venues and events have effective emergency procedures.

Martyn’s Law introduces a tiered framework designed to align preparedness requirements with risk levels:

• Standard Tier (200–799 people):
  Requires a basic public protection plan, staff awareness, and procedures for communicating with people in the event of an emergency. No new infrastructure is required, but venues must have a clear plan for evacuation, lockdown, or shelter-in-place scenarios.
• Enhanced Tier (800+ people):
  Requires everything from the Standard Tier, plus a detailed security risk assessment and a written plan. Venues must implement measures to reduce vulnerabilities, such as surveillance, access control, or communication systems.

The Challenges

Across sectors, from education and healthcare to local councils and enterprise environments, many organizations face obstacles when building emergency response systems.

Common issues include: 

• Outdated infrastructure with unknown equipment health
• Siloed tools that operate independently and don’t communicate
• Limited staff training on tools rarely used 
• Inconsistent coverage for mass notification across buildings and zones

The barrier isn’t intent. It’s the operational gaps caused by legacy systems and a lack of integration. 

The Solutions

At Algo, we’ve focused on creating systems that are intuitive, integrated, and supervised, designed to work with the tools teams already rely on every day. 

While emergency tools may only be used occasionally, communication platforms like Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and SIP phones are part of daily workflows. That’s why we design our emergency solutions to work with these trusted systems, making them a natural extension of your response plan. 

How Algo Helps

• Integration with everyday tools: Initiate alerts directly from Teams, VoIP phones, or UC platforms – no new logins or unfamiliar interfaces. 
• Simplified training: If staff can place a call or click a button, they can activate a site-wide emergency response. 
• Cost efficiency: Leverage existing infrastructure and software investments instead of layering new systems. 

What We Offer at Algo

Algo offers a range of IP Endpoints, all integrating with your UC platform, needed to build out a comprehensive communication system, scalable to fit the needs of small to large organizations.

• IP Speakers: Deliver zoned or site-wide announcements for alerts, evacuations, or lockdowns. Core to compliance under both Standard and Enhanced Tiers of Martyn’s Law. 
• Visual Alerters: Go beyond audio, bring in visual alerting lights and digital screens. Flash visual cues for non-verbal notification to expand communication clarity. Often used in environments like education and healthcare. 
• IP Intercoms: Ensure door controls are integrated with the entire system. Lock or unlock doors via your UC platform, and maintain communication with entry points. 
• Panic Buttons: Enable fast, manual alert activation from designated areas, triggering customized responses such as lockdown or evacuation messages. 

Supervision and Proactive Readiness 

While there are many advantages to IP-based systems, like seamless integration with unified communication platforms, we believe the most critical benefit is supervision and proactive readiness. 

Unlike analog systems, which often go unchecked until they fail, Algo’s IP-based solutions provide continuous visibility and control. Martyn’s Law calls for more than just having systems in place. It requires confidence that those systems are always operational. Algo supports this with real-time monitoring and centralized management. With Algo IP Endpoints:

• Each device can be monitored for connectivity and functionality 
• Alerts can be configured for offline status 
• IT teams gain centralized visibility and control 
• Regular testing and scheduling can be automated  

In Summary

Martyn’s Law marks a significant shift toward proactive safety and accountability. At Algo, we help organizations meet these requirements with scalable, IP-based solutions that integrate seamlessly with existing systems, making it simple to scale, adapt, and take action. 

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