Event centers in London have been warned by their government to put in appropriate measures to prevent terrorist attacks and deal with them better if they do happen.
The government made the announcement on Monday, against the backdrop of a series of incidents in recent years.
The interior ministry said it wanted to introduce a law creating a duty on owners and operators of venues and public spaces to consider the risk of an attack and their preparedness for such an event.
The ministry said in a statement that the measures will include increased physical security, training, incident response plans, and exercises for staff on what to do during an attack.
James Brokenshire, who is the Security minister said the event centers needed to have “effective and proportionate protective security and preparedness measures to keep people safe”.
He talked about a 2017 bomb that killed 22 people after a performance by Ariana Grande in Manchester and a recent knife attack in London.
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The new law is expected to be put to a public consultation later in the year, and will invite submissions from businesses and the public sector on how the new duty should be enforced.
James said in a statement: “It is important that this new law is proportionate,”
“This public consultation will ensure we put in place a law that will help protect the public while not putting undue pressure on businesses,”