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Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness
A new national standard in protective security for healthcare settings, working with Skills for Justice Training
Skills for Health is working with Skills for Justice Training to support delivery of the Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness – the only qualification endorsed by Counter-Terrorism Policing and developed by SfJ Awards in partnership with the National Counter-Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO).
This collaboration brings together expertise in justice and protective services with deep sector knowledge of health and social care environments.
Find out more about Skills for Justice Training, the CTPSaP course content, and what you will gain from this qualification.
Why this matters for healthcare organisations
Protecting people and places is now a core organisational responsibility across all public-facing sectors, including healthcare.
Health settings face unique operational pressures: high footfall, open access environments, complex estates and vulnerable populations. Strengthening protective security capability across teams is essential to building resilience.
This Level 3 Award equips learners to:
Identify vulnerabilities within health sites and facilities
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Develop counter-terrorism risk assessments and preparedness plans, including evacuation, invacuation and lockdown procedures
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Understand how relevant legislation, including the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law), affects workplaces and roles*
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Embed a positive security culture across teams
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Strengthen your suitability for supervisory, management or advisory roles with responsibility for protective security and preparedness planning.
*Training alone will not make an individual or organisation compliant with the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also referred to as Martyn’s Law). Compliance requires an organisational approach to implementing measures aligned with legislation. This qualification provides knowledge and skills to support that approach.
A collaborative approach
Skills for Justice Training leads on delivery of the Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness (CTPSaP) as a registered training provider.
Skills for Health works alongside to support engagement across the health and social care sector, bringing workforce insight and sector understanding to promote the application of protective security principles within healthcare settings.
Together, we connect national protective security standards with frontline health and care environments, strengthening capability, confidence and preparedness.
Who should take the CTPSaP qualification?
This qualification is suitable for professionals across NHS, independent healthcare and wider health and social care settings. It provides a solid foundation in counter-terrorism for:
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Estates and facilities managers
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Security leads
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Operations manager
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Risk and resilience leads
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Supervisors and team leaders
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Staff in wider public-facing healthcare environments
Book your place
Secure your place with Skills for Justice Training, where expert trainers bring decades of experience across counter-terrorism policing, protective security planning, crisis response and professional training.
For group bookings, please contact the Business Development team at [email protected] or call 0117 910 2295.
Discounts are available for group bookings of 5+ learners for classroom delivery or 12+ for on-site delivery.
For those booking individually, pricing and payment options are available on the booking page with Skills for Justice Training.
Frequently asked questions about the Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness
Following the introduction of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also known as Martyn’s Law), protective security has become an increasingly important professional standard, while organisational preparedness has become a key responsibility. Developed by SFJ Awards in partnership with the National Counter-Terrorism Security Office (NaCTSO), this is the only policing qualification endorsed by Counter-Terrorism Policing.
CTPSaP is the acronym for the SFJ Awards Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, also known as Martyn’s Law, received Royal Assent on 3 April 2025.
It introduced new legal duties for certain premises and events across the UK to improve security and preparedness against terrorism.
Martyn’s Law is the common name for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, which requires certain public venues and events in the UK to take proportionate steps to improve security and preparedness for potential terrorist attacks.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also known as Martyn’s Law) applies to publicly accessible premises and events in the UK where 200 or more people may be present. It places legal duties on those responsible for these locations – individuals, organisations and companies – with requirements that increase according to venue size and level of risk.
There are two tiers:
- Standard Tier (200-799 people) – Publicly accessible premises such as retail, restaurants, entertainment venues, museums, galleries, and places of worship etc.
- Enhanced Tier (800+ people) – Larger venues and events in high-capacity crowds.
No qualification or training on its own will make a venue, site or organisation compliant.
Compliance is about more than this. However, this qualification provides an excellent foundation of knowledge from which organisations can develop a counter-terrorism risk assessment and preparedness plan as outlined in the requirements of Martyn’s Law.
As a registered training provider approved to deliver the SFJ Awards Level 3 Award in Counter-Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness (CTPSaP), Skills for Justice Training offers this qualification through scheduled learner cohorts.
You can book onto one of our upcoming cohorts now.
As of 30 April 2026, the UK National Threat Level was raised to SEVERE. This means a terrorist attack is highly likely.
When the threat level is SEVERE, organisations should move to a heightened state of security, review contingency plans and ensure staff vigilance.
Find out more about how to review your security plans in response to the increased national threat level.
Yes, it is highly recommended and, in many cases, mandatory that organisations in the UK undertake counter-terrorism training, especially with the introduction of new legislation like the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (also known as Martyn’s Law).
For more advice and guidance on counter-terrorism training, please visit Protect UK.
The Section 27 guidance for the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law) was published in April 2026. It provides mandatory, actionable advice to help duty holders understand and comply with their legal obligations relating to security and public safety at qualifying premises and events.
For most places of worship, the government has stated that the requirements are not intended to be onerous or require significant physical investment.
A key consideration is whether it is reasonable to expect that 200 or more individuals may be present at the same time, even if only occasionally. Where this threshold is met, the premises is likely to fall within the scope of the Standard Tier under Martyn’s Law.