Readiness on record · Martyn's Law

Prove your premises are ready.

A self-serve tool that helps the responsible person produce a structured, verifiable protection document for Martyn’s Law.

Guided prompts, precise location tools and instant document generation - with nothing sensitive stored. We keep a limited public-identifier index and timestamped fingerprint so the document can be matched and verified.

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Where do you sit

Two tiers, two duties.

Which applies depends on how many people it’s reasonable to expect at your premises at the same time. Our tool works out your position and produces the right document for it.

Standard tier

Procedures

200–799 people · available now
  • Notify the SIA that you are the responsible person
  • Put in place reasonably practicable public-protection procedures
  • Evacuation · invacuation · lockdown · communication
  • No physical measures required · no vulnerability assessment
Focus: simple, low-cost procedures your staff can follow.
Enhanced tier

Procedures + measures

800+ people · coming soon
  • Everything in standard, plus public-protection measures
  • A documented assessment, provided to the SIA
  • Reduce vulnerability so far as reasonably practicable
  • Appoint a designated senior individual
For larger premises and qualifying events (800+).
Full comparison - requirements side by side
RequirementStandard (200–799)Enhanced (800+)
Notify the SIARequiredRequired
Public-protection proceduresRequiredRequired
Public-protection measuresNot requiredRequired
Documented assessment to SIANot required*Required
Reduce vulnerabilityNot requiredRequired
Designated senior individualNot requiredRequired
Physical alterations / equipmentNot requiredOnly where reasonably practicable

*Standard-tier premises are not required to produce a document - but the statutory guidance notes it may be difficult to demonstrate compliance without one. That is what GroundWork helps you produce.

Not a statutory tier

Voluntary readiness

For premises below the 200-person threshold, or operators who want to prepare ahead of any duty. There’s no legal requirement here - but there are good reasons to be prudent.

  • Demonstrate diligence and professional preparation to guests, partners and event organisers
  • Get ahead of the threshold before growth or a large booking brings you into scope
  • Give staff a clear, practised response - preparedness has value at any size
  • Produce the same structured, verifiable readiness document, on the same terms
Voluntary readiness is not required by the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 and carries no statutory duty. It does not make a premises “compliant” - it’s a record of the preparation you’ve chosen to undertake. Producing one is a signal of diligence, not a guarantee of safety.
A self-serve, objective tool

You supply the facts. We structure the document.

GroundWork doesn’t give safety advice or judge your premises. It captures what you record - accurately, in the right shape - and turns it into a document you own.

Pin the places that matter

Mark doors, exits and assembly points using what3words and coordinates, so your procedures reference exact, unambiguous locations - the same references emergency services can use.

You add this objectively: we provide the fields, you provide the facts. Nothing about your layout is stored on our servers.

Data, by design

We can’t leak what we never hold.

A central database of every site’s doors, exits and assembly points would be exactly the intelligence an attacker wants. So we didn’t build one.

  • No floor plans, exits or assembly points stored on our servers
  • No account to create, be hacked, or leak
  • You complete online, then download - the document lives with you
  • We keep only a limited non-sensitive index and fingerprint

Why we work this way - data

ZERO-TRUST · NO-RETENTION

The document is the record.

It isn’t saved to an account and can’t be retrieved from our servers. You hold it; you keep it safe. Because the sensitive detail sits in your file, that file is yours to store securely - which is exactly why it stays with you and not with us.

Portfolio intelligence

See what’s current - and what’s lapsing.

Across a book of insured sites, see at a glance which readiness documents are active, which are due for review, and which are missing.

A live signal that supports renewal and underwriting conversations.

Book readiness - live status412 sites
378
Active
29
Review due
5
Missing
GW-S-000417Hawkhills EstateActive
GW-S-000912Northgate RetailActive
GW-S-000688Thirsk LeisureReview due
GW-S-001240Riverside EventsNo document
For insurance, compliance & finance

Consented, programmatic verification of readiness - across your whole book.

A site lets its own insurer, compliance team or lender confirm a readiness document is genuine and current. Site-owned proof, shared by choice - never a data sale.

For Developers
Education & healthcare

Some sites operate differently.

Places of worship, childcare and schools are capped at the standard tier even above 800. Healthcare settings have their own considerations. Check what applies to you.

Education, childcare & places of worship

Primary, secondary and further-education premises, childcare and places of worship remain within the standard tier even where 800 or more people may be present - recognising their community role. They still notify the SIA and put reasonably practicable procedures in place.
GroundWork produces a standard-tier document for these settings regardless of capacity.
Promote your readiness

Readiness is something you can show.

A readiness document isn’t just a duty met - it’s a signal. It tells event organisers, partners and guests you’ve taken preparedness seriously, and makes you the straightforward site to book.

One document, four signals

Show the groundwork you’ve done

A current readiness document is clear evidence you’ve prepared in line with Martyn’s Law - an honest statement of diligence, ready to show partners, staff or an inspector. Even below the 200-person threshold, being ready is a signal worth having.

And it wins business. When a company hires your site, the Act places duties on both of you - a site whose readiness is already documented removes friction from the booking and makes co-ordination straightforward. Demonstrated preparedness is a commercial advantage, not just a box ticked.

Put your readiness on record.

Produce a structured, verifiable document you can show - in minutes, kept entirely in your hands.

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Pricing

Simple pricing, no repeat work.

A single price for your readiness document. When it’s time to review, amend the one you already have and reissue it.

Readiness document
£49
A complete standard-tier public-protection document, structured to the statutory guidance and hash-verified.
  • Scope check and tier determination
  • The four procedures, captured properly
  • what3words & coordinate references
  • Cryptographic fingerprint & site reference
  • PDF to download, print and keep
Amend & reissue
£9
Re-upload your own document, update it, and get a fresh dated version - no account, nothing stored.
  • Import your existing GroundWork document
  • Update procedures, locations or details
  • New version number, hash and date
  • Keeps your record current for review
Multiple sites / enterprise
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For operators with several premises - volume pricing plus a review-tracking view across all your sites.
  • Per-premises documents, each with its own reference
  • Volume pricing across your estate
  • Review-tracking dashboard - references and dates only
  • No sensitive site data held centrally
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Because nothing is stored on our side, amending requires the document you downloaded - keep it safe and re-upload it when you need to update. Enhanced-tier documents will be priced separately when available.

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Tell us who you are - we’ll help you move in the right direction

Choose what best describes you and we’ll route your enquiry to the right person. We only ask for what we need to reply - never details about your premises.

Questions about producing a standard-tier readiness document for a single premises. Tell us a little about what you need and we’ll come back to you.

We only use this to reply to your enquiry. Please don’t include sensitive details about your premises - those belong in your own readiness document, not in an email to us.