Organisations must show clear, well-reasoned decision-making, while leadership teams balance operational, legal and public safety responsibilities with confidence. Aegis provides structured advisory support focused on preparedness, governance and decision assurance, helping senior decision-makers understand their obligations and build a position they can stand behind.
Our advisory services support complex operations, evolving Martyn's Law responsibilities and confident leadership decision-making.
Structured assessment of organisational preparedness, governance and operational responsibilities.
Periodic review designed to strengthen governance, readiness and the quality of recorded decisions.
Focused executive briefings supporting leadership accountability, governance and strategic clarity.
Interactive workshops aligned to operational realities, preparedness and proportionate response planning.
Review, update and creation of policies, governance frameworks and documentation aligned to your Martyn's Law obligations.
Structured support for organisations managing multiple sites, estates and operational environments.
Ongoing advisory support focused on preparedness, governance oversight and leadership assurance.
Our advisors have held command and senior advisory roles across counter terrorism, national security, government and Critical National Infrastructure, with more than 70 years of combined operational experience. Every engagement is led personally by a senior advisor and never handed down to junior staff, so you work directly with people who have sat in the rooms where high-consequence decisions are made and who know what a defensible position looks like in practice.
Gemma leads client relationships, onboarding and operational delivery at Aegis, ensuring complex engagements are structured, smooth and delivered with confidence.
With a background spanning military service, policing, counter terrorism and intelligence, this advisor helps organisations build clear, defensible security governance frameworks aligned to recognised standards.
Drawing on senior police leadership and Gold Incident Command experience, this advisor helps boards and executive teams apply structured, evidence-based decision-making to high-pressure security and incident scenarios.
With specialist firearms, tactical command, close protection and operational planning experience, this advisor provides practical, proportionate security advice grounded in real-world risk environments.
Review organisational structure, risks, responsibilities and operational realities establishing a clear, evidenced baseline.
Provide strategic recommendations tailored to the organisation’s environment, obligations and leadership context.
Help leadership teams strengthen governance and preparedness over time through advisory cadence, not one-off reports.
A full Martyn's Law physical security assessment of the venue using the Aegis CLEAR, VITAL and SHIELD methodology, delivered as a bound assessment report.
A complete pack of security policies, procedures and training, written for how the venue actually operates and for the people responsible for it.
A controlled physical penetration test by an independent tester, to check the measures worked in practice and find anything still to fix.
Level 1 Security Awareness for directors, managers and supervisors: 8 of 8 passed first time, rated 4.95 out of 5, with confidence up from 3.0 to 5.0.
“The penetration test found a gap in our stock monitoring that we'd never have spotted ourselves. Aegis then used it in our staff training to show how small losses each week add up to the cost of two salaries a year. It made everyone see that security is everyone's job, not just ours.”
Strategic, not product-led. Independent, not aligned to any supplier. Built for the people accountable for the decision and for the record it leaves behind.
Every engagement led personally by a senior advisor, never handed down to junior staff.
Supporting senior decision-makers with structured guidance aligned to accountability, governance and Martyn's Law responsibilities.
Advice grounded in command and operational experience of how security really works on the ground, not theory.
Strengthening governance through documented reasoning, oversight and well-evidenced decisions, with no products to sell and no supplier influence.
Aegis advises across sectors where Martyn's Law responsibilities intersect with public access, multi-site complexity and reputational exposure.
Clear answers to common questions about Martyn's Law responsibilities, governance and advisory support.
Martyn's Law is the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, sometimes called Protect Duty. It places responsibilities on organisations to consider terrorist risk and take proportionate steps to protect the public.
The responsible person is whoever has control of the premises or event, which is often the organisation itself. For enhanced tier premises and events (800 or more people) where the responsible person is an organisation, a designated senior individual must also be named.
Aegis helps organisations understand their obligations, define a proportionate position, document their decision-making and strengthen readiness, governance and assurance.
No. Aegis does not sell products or install systems. Its role is independent advisory focused on decision-making, governance and defensibility.
The Act became law in April 2025. No commencement date has been confirmed yet: the duties are expected to come into force in spring 2027, and the Security Industry Authority (SIA), which will be the regulator, has said it will confirm the exact date in advance. Home Office statutory guidance on the requirements is already available. Preparation takes time, so the work should start now.
Yes. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 applies across the whole of the UK, including Northern Ireland. Aegis is based in Bangor and supports organisations across Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK.
It depends on how many people may be present at the same time. Premises where 200 to 799 people may be present fall in the standard tier, which centres on public protection procedures. Premises where 800 or more may be present fall in the enhanced tier, which adds public protection measures, documentation and, for organisations, a designated senior individual. Scope conditions and exceptions apply: schools and other relevant education premises, and places of worship, stay in the standard tier however many people attend, and some premises are excluded altogether. Events are treated separately: a public event with entry checks for 800 or more people, held at premises not already in the enhanced tier, is a qualifying event with the same requirements as enhanced tier premises. Events for fewer than 800 people are not qualifying events.
Speak with Aegis about your organisation, operational environment and Martyn's Law responsibilities, confidentially and without obligation.
