Martyn’s Law
How The Venue Record handles Martyn’s Law.
From scope check to a dated record in about forty minutes. Your four procedures written for your building, signed off by the people who work there, tested, and kept current when the guidance changes.
- The person nearest the front doors closes them and slides both bolts, top and bottom.
- The kitchen fire door cannot be locked from inside. It is held shut and nobody opens it until told.
- The side gate key hangs on the hook in the office. At a private hire, the hirer is shown where it is.
- Everyone moves into the main hall, curtains drawn, away from the windows.
The steps
What happens, in order.
Everything below is done inside The Venue Record. You answer questions about your building; the system does the writing, chasing and record keeping.
- Confirm your tier and responsible person.Capacity and venue type set whether you are standard or enhanced tier. The named responsible person is recorded, because every other duty hangs off them.
- Start from your fire notice.Photograph the evacuation notice already on your wall. Exits, routes and the assembly point are read from it, and you confirm each one.
- Answer twelve questions about the building.Which doors lock from inside. Who holds keys at weekends. How you would tell 200 people something with no PA system. Who is in charge during a private hire.
- Review the four procedures.Evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication are drafted in your building’s own words. Every line is editable, and nothing is marked current until you confirm it.
- Get everyone to sign.One link per person: trustees, staff, volunteers, regular hirers. They read a single page on their phone and confirm. No accounts or passwords, and the register records who signed and when.
- Log walkthroughs and drills.Record who took part, how long it took and what went wrong. A named person at the venue reviews and approves each entry before it closes.
- Stay current.When someone joins, they get the link. When the Home Office or the SIA updates its guidance, you are told what changed, the affected procedure is flagged, and anyone who signed the old wording is asked to sign again.
- Produce the evidence.One PDF with your logo: the four procedures, the sign-off register, drill logs, the named responsible person and the full version history. For an inspector, an insurer or your committee.
Before you start
What you need.
A photo of your fire notice
The evacuation notice on the wall. Most of the evacuation procedure is already on it.
Names and email addresses
Everyone who works at the building or uses it regularly, including volunteers and hirers.
About forty minutes
For the questions and the review. Sign-off then runs on its own as people confirm.
Questions
Before you join.
Does The Venue Record make us compliant with Martyn's Law?
No product can, and the Home Office has advised against any provider claiming otherwise. The Venue Record helps you do the work the law asks for, writing the procedures, telling your people and testing them, and keeps a dated record that it was done. Responsibility stays with the responsible person for the premises.
Do we still need to notify the Security Industry Authority?
Yes. Standard tier responsible persons notify the SIA through the regulator's own online portal. The Venue Record does not replace that step, but it records that you have done it.
What do we need to get started?
A photo of the fire evacuation notice already on your wall, the names and email addresses of the people who work at or regularly use the building, and about forty minutes.
Does it work for several buildings?
Yes. Each building has its own record, and a portfolio view shows every site at once, which are current and which are behind, with a named local person for each.
When can we start using it?
The Venue Record is opening to its first sites ahead of Martyn's Law coming into force. Join the waitlist and we will be in touch before then.
New to the law itself? The Martyn’s Law guide explains who is in scope and what each procedure covers.