Starter contract

martyns_law_event

34 rules · pairs with martyns_law_venue (29) — 63 together · plain YAML · starts in observation mode

OpenDQV Cloud starter template (v0.1) — your tenant inherits this baseline. First customer edit creates v1.0 in your audit trail; pin by yaml_hash for replay. Martyn's Law (Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025) compliance contract for qualifying events — temporary or one-off events where 800 or more individuals are expected to attend (s.3(1)(d)), regardless of whether the venue is a permanent premises; there is no 200-person tier — all qualifying events carry the enhanced-level duties. Distinct from martyns_law_venue: the responsible party is the event organiser (the Act's s.4 concept is 'persons responsible for qualifying premises or events'), the SIA obligation is notification, and all procedures are event-specific and time-bounded.

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Rules as at 29 August 2026 — starting points you own, not a maintained regulatory feed. We correct errors in these samples; tracking regulatory change in your active contracts is yours.

Rule	Field	Severity	What it enforces (the message your team sees)
event_id_required	event_id	error	event_id is required — every qualifying event record must be uniquely identifiable
event_name_required	event_name	error	event_name is required
event_location_required	event_location	error	event_location is required — record the address or site name of the event
event_organiser_required	event_organiser	error	event_organiser is required — the event organiser is the responsible party under Martyn's Law for qualifying events
event_type_required	event_type	error	event_type is required
event_type_valid	event_type	error	event_type must be one of: concert_live_music, festival, sports_event, conference_exhibition, market_fair, religious_gathering, protest_demonstration, film_production, other
expected_attendance_required	expected_attendance	error	expected_attendance is required — qualifying events require 800 or more individuals (s.3(1)(d)); there is no 200-person tier — all qualifying events carry the enhanced-level duties
expected_attendance_minimum	expected_attendance	error	expected_attendance must be >= 800 — qualifying events require 800 or more individuals (s.3(1)(d)); there is no 200-person tier — all qualifying events carry the enhanced-level duties
event_start_date_required	event_start_date	error	event_start_date is required
event_start_date_format	event_start_date	error	event_start_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
event_end_date_required	event_end_date	error	event_end_date is required
event_end_date_format	event_end_date	error	event_end_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
duty_tier_required	duty_tier	error	duty_tier is required — template-level classification — the Act applies enhanced-level duties to all qualifying events (s.3); every qualifying event (800+ expected) carries these duties
duty_tier_valid	duty_tier	error	duty_tier must be 'standard' or 'enhanced' — template-level classification — the Act applies enhanced-level duties to all qualifying events (s.3); every qualifying event (800+ expected) carries these duties
evacuation_procedure_documented_required	evacuation_procedure_documented	error	evacuation_procedure_documented must be declared (true or false) — a documented evacuation procedure is required for all qualifying events under Martyn's Law
evacuation_procedure_documented_valid	evacuation_procedure_documented	error	evacuation_procedure_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
invacuation_procedure_documented_required	invacuation_procedure_documented	error	invacuation_procedure_documented must be declared (true or false) — a shelter-in-place procedure is required for all qualifying events
invacuation_procedure_documented_valid	invacuation_procedure_documented	error	invacuation_procedure_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
lockdown_procedure_documented_required	lockdown_procedure_documented	error	lockdown_procedure_documented must be declared (true or false) — a lockdown procedure is required for all qualifying events under Martyn's Law
lockdown_procedure_documented_valid	lockdown_procedure_documented	error	lockdown_procedure_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
staff_briefing_completed_required	staff_briefing_completed	error	staff_briefing_completed must be declared (true or false) — all event staff must be briefed on the emergency procedures before the event opens
staff_briefing_completed_valid	staff_briefing_completed	error	staff_briefing_completed must be 'true' or 'false'
staff_briefing_date_required_if_completed	staff_briefing_date	error	staff_briefing_date is required when staff_briefing_completed is true — record the date the pre-event staff briefing was completed
staff_briefing_date_format	staff_briefing_date	error	staff_briefing_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
senior_responsible_person_required	senior_responsible_person	error	senior_responsible_person is required — Martyn's Law mandates a named designated senior individual for qualifying events with an expected attendance of 800+; the Act's term is 'designated senior individual' (s.10)
senior_responsible_person_role_required	senior_responsible_person_role	error	senior_responsible_person_role is required — record the organisational role of the designated senior individual (s.10)
sia_notification_reference_required	sia_notification_reference	error	sia_notification_reference is required — qualifying events with 800+ expected attendance must notify the Security Industry Authority (SIA); record the notification reference
terrorism_protection_plan_documented_required	terrorism_protection_plan_documented	error	terrorism_protection_plan_documented is required — documented public protection procedures and measures for the event, per ss.5–7, are mandated for qualifying events with 800+ expected attendance
terrorism_protection_plan_documented_valid	terrorism_protection_plan_documented	error	terrorism_protection_plan_documented must be 'true' or 'false'
terrorism_protection_plan_review_date_required_if_ttp_documented	terrorism_protection_plan_review_date	error	terrorism_protection_plan_review_date is required when terrorism_protection_plan_documented is true
terrorism_protection_plan_review_date_format	terrorism_protection_plan_review_date	error	terrorism_protection_plan_review_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)
compliance_reviewed_by_required	compliance_reviewed_by	error	compliance_reviewed_by is required — record who verified the compliance declarations before the event record was saved
compliance_review_date_required	compliance_review_date	error	compliance_review_date is required
compliance_review_date_format	compliance_review_date	error	compliance_review_date must be a valid date (YYYY-MM-DD)

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