Martyn's Law for your type of venue
The duties are the same for every standard tier premises, but what good procedures look like depends on how your venue works.
- Pubs and barsCount your busiest realistic night, including beer gardens, smoking areas, function rooms and staff, not your average trade.
- Restaurants and cafésInclude diners, people waiting, terrace seating and every member of kitchen and floor staff at your busiest sitting.
- HotelsConsider guests, visitors to bars and restaurants, event delegates and staff across all public areas at your busiest time.
- Nightclubs and music venuesUse your licensed capacity and your busiest real event as a guide, and count staff, performers, crew and security.
- Shops and retail storesCount customers on the shop floor at your busiest trading period, plus staff in back-of-house areas.
- Gyms and leisure centresInclude members, class participants, spectators, pool users and staff across the whole site at the busiest time.
- Theatres and cinemasCount seated and standing capacity across all screens or auditoriums, plus foyers, bars and staff.
- Conference and events venuesBase your figure on the largest event you reasonably expect, including delegates, exhibitors, contractors and staff.
- Sports venuesUse spectator capacity for your largest regular fixture plus players, officials, staff and stewards.
- Museums and visitor attractionsCount visitors at your busiest period, including school groups, events and staff.
- Churches and places of worshipCount your busiest predictable occasions, such as major festivals, Christmas and Easter, large weddings and funerals, not a typical week. Include clergy, staff, stewards, musicians and every volunteer on duty.