MARTYN’S LAW · PRACTICAL GUIDE
A useful briefing helps each person answer a few concrete questions: who leads, what is my role, how will I receive instructions and where can I resolve uncertainty?
Reviewed 14 October 2026 · Free to use · No account needed
The statutory responsibility rests with the responsible person identified under the Act. The people carrying out procedures need an appropriate understanding of those procedures and their roles. The Act prescribes no specific training course. Briefing formats, understanding checks and discussion exercises can support preparation when suited to the venue.
Optional preparation prompts. Agree the local arrangements with the responsible organisation.
Confirm the agreed lead and deputy for this activity or shift, using the current local arrangements.
Ask which tasks belong to you, how they relate to other teams and whom to ask when an instruction is unclear.
Locate the reviewed evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication information relevant to your role. Ask about people who may need assistance.
Confirm the agreed channel, how you recognise an instruction and the fallback specified by the local plan.
Say what you need clarified. Agree who will answer and how a revised instruction reaches the team.
Moving people out of the premises or relevant area, away from danger.
Moving people to a place within the premises where the risk of harm is lower.
Securing the premises against entry or exit as the circumstances require.
Giving people at the premises the information they need.
After commencement, the responsible person must ensure appropriate procedures are in place so far as reasonably practicable. Local circumstances determine which actions are suitable. Relevant people need to understand their roles.
Ask one person from each relevant team to explain their role in their own words. Where two explanations conflict or someone is unsure, record the question and ask the appropriate local lead to resolve it. Use this as a learning discussion.
Choose a proportionate format and timing. Keep the outcome focused on questions, agreed actions and who will follow them up. This is an optional exercise.
Completion records progress through the prompts. It provides no certification of compliance or assurance that arrangements are suitable. The responsible person reviews the local facts and requirements.
ProtectUK confirms that the law requires no specified training module. Choose learning and briefings that support the actual roles and procedures; obtain knowledgeable advice where the circumstances call for it.
Source review: 14 October 2026. OnSiren publishes these guides independently, based on the official sources listed here. The linked organisations retain their official roles, and OnSiren makes no claim of endorsement by the Home Office or the SIA.