08 March 2023 | Blog, Martyn's Law
At 22:31 on 22 May 2017, Salman Abedi detonated an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at an Ariana Grande concert at Manchester Arena. Attended largely by teenagers and children, the horrifying result was the murder of twenty-two people and injury to over 800 people, experiencing both physical and psychological trauma. Following the conclusion of the Manchester Arena inquiry, Pool Re Solutions revisits the recommendations and examines what businesses and organisations should do next, namely to consider if they have in place appropriate steps to mitigate against...
28 July 2022 | Martyn's Law, Sector Risk
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07 July 2022 | Islamist Terrorism, Martyn's Law, Right Wing Terrorism, Tactics & Methodologies, Threat Analysis
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13 June 2022 | Blog, Martyn's Law
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18 January 2022 | Blog, Martyn's Law
On 10th January 2022, the Minister for Security and Borders at the Home Office, Damian Hinds MP, released a report summarising the findings from the public consultation for the proposed Protect Duty legislation that will require owners and/or operators of Publicly Accessible Locations (PALs) to take appropriate and proportionate measures to protect the public from terrorist attack. Background Since 2017, the United Kingdom has suffered a number of low-sophistication terror attacks in public spaces, in addition to the devastation of larger-scale atrocities such...
27 October 2021 | Martyn's Law, News
Our latest sector-focused risk report examined the evolving terrorist threat to the retail and hospitality sector. Intended to provide a better understanding of the terrorist threat to owners and managers of businesses in the sector, it also highlighted that all publicly accessible businesses simply can’t afford to ignore the continued risk of terrorism, which is no longer exclusive to cities and major towns but remains a nationwide threat. Counter Terrorism Police recently warned the easing of ‘lockdown’ measures could provide greater opportunities for...
