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This factsheet explains which events will be captured within scope of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 ^{[footnote 1]}. The Act covers both premises and events. Further information on which premises are in scope of the legislation can be found in the scope (premises) factsheet.

What events are within scope?

Events that satisfy the following four criteria fall within scope of the Act:

1. The event must take place at premises caught within section 3(1)(a) of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act (2025).

For an event to be in scope of the Act, it must take place in a building (which includes part of a building or group of buildings), on land (such as a field, park, or farmland), or at premises that consist of a combination of the two (such as a sportsground with a clubhouse). Qualifying events can take place on premises that are not qualifying premises under the Act (so otherwise out of scope of the Act鈥檚 requirements).

Those responsible for enhanced tier premises that host events for over 800 people must consider such activity when putting in place appropriate public protection procedures and measures. For example, an exhibition hall that regularly hosts events for 800+ people is likely to be caught as an enhanced tier premises. Whilst the individual events would not be treated as qualifying events, the responsible person must ensure that in putting in place appropriate public protection measures they are tailored to all the activities happening there. 聽聽聽聽

Further information on which premises are in scope of the legislation can be found in the scope (premises) factsheet.

2. Host at least 800 attendees at the same time

To be in scope, 800 or more individuals (including staff) must be reasonably expected at the event at the same time. This threshold does not need to be met throughout the duration of the event. For example, a day festival with 500 people reasonably expected on site until 6pm, followed by 1,000 or more expected later, would meet this requirement. 聽

Further information on how this figure is to be calculated can be found in the assessment of the number of individuals expected to be present factsheet.

3. Have specific entry conditions.

To be in scope of the Act, the event must have measures in place to check that attendees satisfy a condition of entry. This is the requirement that, to enter the event, members of the public have paid, have a ticket or pass, or are members or guests of a club, association or similar body. hilst this provision applies to paid-for events, it also encompasses free events where there is a specific check on entry (as specified above).

Events arranged by other types of body, for example corporate events arranged by a company for their employees, do not satisfy the last condition to check members of the public are members or guests. Weddings or other private events with invitations also do not meet this requirement.聽聽聽

4. Be accessible to members of the public.

An event will only fall within scope of the Act if members of the public have access to all or part of it.

Events are not in scope of Clause 3 where individuals are attending in a personal or private capacity. For example, a wedding attended by relations and friends, or an office party attended by employees and invited customers. These are not considered publicly accessible for the purposes of the Act and are not in scope of the Act. 聽

Application to standard tier premises

Whilst premises can fall in the standard tier, this does not preclude the possibility of such premises hosting a qualifying event that would be in scope of the Act鈥檚 enhanced tier requirements. This will be the case where the event meets the criteria in Clause 3, including reasonably expecting 800 or more attendees and having specific entry controls. In such a scenario, the standard tier premises hosting the qualifying event would be subject to the enhanced tier requirements for the event duration. However, outside of the event, the premises will remain in standard tier.聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽

An example of this might be premises that usually fall within the standard tier; however, it hosts a one-off music event with over 800 attendees. Attendees must purchase a ticket to enter the event, and staff will be checking that attendees have a ticket before they enter. In such a scenario, the specific event will be treated as a qualifying event. However, the premises will remain within the standard tier when not part of the music event for that one weekend.

The specific context of the event will need to be taken into account to determine whether the event is a qualifying event. Guidance will set out the overarching principles which will help duty holders determine whether their event is a qualifying event, when taking place at a standard tier premises.

In this scenario, the responsible person could be the same entity in both scenarios; however, they could also be different entities. More information on the entity that is responsible for a qualifying event can be found in the responsible person factsheet.

Application to events with both open access areas and locations subject to entry checks

Many events take place across a range of locations. For example, the many marathons, triathlons, carnivals, festivals, and parades that occur across the UK each year. These events might include a mix of open-access areas, such as streets and other open areas, and other locations where entry is controlled.

Where parts of such events fulfil the conditions in Clause 3, the Act will apply to each such part separately (depending on the circumstances). For example, at a cross-city marathon, the legislation will apply to each area that has specific entry controls and where that area meets or exceeds the 800-person threshold (this could include staging areas, grandstands, start areas, and finish areas), whilst the areas with no entry checks will not be in scope of the legislation (for example, pavements, towpaths and roads with no access control measures). This will be the case even if the marathon as a whole does not fall in scope of the Act (as it does not fulfil the conditions in Clause 3).

Exclusions

Certain events are excluded from being qualifying events under Part II of Schedule 2 to the Act. These are:

• an event held at premises specified or described in the following paragraphs in Schedule 2 to the Act鈥�
  • paragraphs 1 and 2 (legislatures and devolved administrations),
  • paragraph 4 (transport security)
• an event that is to be held at premises wholly or mainly used for a use specified in the following paragraphs of Schedule 1 to the Act鈥�
  • paragraph 9 (places of worship)
  • paragraph 13 (childcare)
  • paragraph 14 (primary and secondary education)
  • paragraph 15 (further education)

Examples of qualifying events

Footnotes