Snapshot Webinar 05: Martyn's Law
Thu, 11 Feb
|Zoom webinar
The government has just announced plans for a consultation on a new Protect Duty for the operators of publicly accessible venues which will be based on Martyn's Law. We'll be talking to the authors of this model legislation, Figen Murray and Nick Aldworth.
Date, Time & Location
11 Feb 2021, 14:30 – 15:30 GMT
Zoom webinar
About The Event
The government has announced plans for a consultation on a new Protect Duty for the operators of publicly accessible venues which will be based on Martyn's Law.
We are delighted to announce that the authors of Martyn's Law will join us for a Snapshot Webinar:
Figen Murray is the mother of Martyn Hett, one of the 22 people who died in the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017. Since then, she has campaigned to ensure that publicly accessible areas take steps to prevent, mitigate and respond to terror attacks.
Nick Aldworth was a chief superintendent and counter-terror national coordinator for the 'protect' and 'prepare' strands of the government's CONTEST counter-terror strategy. After meeting Figen, he agreed to work with her to draft Martyn's Law.
The government announced its backing for Martyn's Law in January 2020 but progress was delayed due to Covid-19. Now, the security minister has announced plans for a consultation…