London, UK – 28 October 2026 – As security providers, venues and event operators prepare for Martyn's Law, Parim has announced the launch of Parim Academy, a new learning management tool that enables businesses to create and manage their own training programmes, marking a significant milestone in the company's evolution towards a more comprehensive workforce operations platform.
The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025, expected to come into force in spring 2027, introduces new protective security requirements for qualifying premises and events, placing greater emphasis on preparedness and staff responsibilities.
Industry research highlights the challenge. A survey commissioned by Gallagher found that just 23% of UK hospitality businesses questioned were fully confident they could meet the anticipated requirements of Martyn's Law, while only 16% felt they already had the recommended safety procedures in place.
As venues prepare for the legislation, demand for appropriately trained security personnel could increase, placing additional pressure on providers to develop their teams and demonstrate workforce readiness.
For businesses managing large, distributed workforces, meeting that demand presents a significant operational challenge. Training records and qualifications are often scattered across disconnected systems, making it difficult to verify credentials, identify skills gaps and deploy the right people efficiently.
Parim Academy addresses these challenges by connecting employee learning directly with workforce management. Businesses can create and manage training tailored to their operational needs, track employee qualifications and identify potential compliance gaps during scheduling, helping ensure the right people are assigned to the right shifts.
Compliance built into everyday operations
For security providers and venues, knowing someone is available for a shift isn't enough. Businesses need confidence that employees have the right training and qualifications to carry out their responsibilities, with the evidence to prove it.
Parim Academy automatically updates employee profiles as training is completed and alerts managers when scheduling workers without required qualifications. This helps organisations identify potential compliance risks before shifts take place, rather than discovering gaps after the fact.
With structured learning pathways, assessments, certificates and accessible completion records, businesses can deliver consistent training across teams and maintain a clear audit trail, supporting regulatory preparedness without the burden of manual record-keeping.
Parim Academy also launches with a dedicated Martyn's Law training course, giving organisations a practical starting point for building awareness of the legislation and the responsibilities it introduces.
A more connected way to run your workforce
By bringing workforce data and processes together, Parim enables HR, operations and compliance teams to make informed decisions without relying on disconnected systems or manual handovers. For organisations managing multiple venues, contractors and large event workforces, this means less administration, greater accountability and more control over deployment.
David Duncan, Director, Strategic Partnerships at Parim, said:
"Martyn's Law is bringing workforce preparedness into sharper focus. For security providers and venues, the challenge isn't just delivering training. It's ensuring they have enough appropriately trained people to meet operational demands, while maintaining the evidence to demonstrate their readiness.
"Too often, that information is buried in spreadsheets or separate systems, leaving managers to piece everything together. Parim Academy is about making training count where it matters, ensuring the right qualifications inform operational decisions and businesses have the records to support them."
The next stage of Parim
Parim Academy is the first in a series of major releases set to transform workforce compliance. With further innovations across scheduling and collaboration on the horizon, Parim is challenging the limitations of traditional workforce management technology, putting regulatory readiness at the heart of every workforce decision.
Parim Academy is available from today to existing Parim customers and as a standalone learning management solution.
