DSC Resource Library

Toolkits & Playbooks

Aligned with national guidance and JESIP principles, these are a vital resource for any organisation conscientious about preparedness.

Events & Venues Toolkit – The DSC Events & Venues Toolkit provides a practical framework to help venues and event organisers understand risk, coordinate activity and make informed decisions in real-world environments. Built with the intent of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law) in mind, but extending beyond it, the Toolkit addresses the wider operational reality of events and venues, including risks beyond the immediate site. Structured across the full lifecycle – from planning and readiness through to response, recovery and return to normality – it offers proportionate, scalable guidance for Responsible Persons, organisers and venue teams at all levels, from grassroots events to large-scale operations. A practical, working resource that supports day-to-day decision-making, not just planning.

Incident Response Playbook – A practical, scenario-based guide to recognising, responding to and recovering from incidents in real-world event and venue environments. The DSC Incident Response Playbook supports structured decision-making under pressure, helping teams assess situations, coordinate activity and act with clarity when it matters. Aligned with the intent of the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2025 (Martyn’s Law), it focuses on proportionate, practical response across the full lifecycle – from escalation through to recovery and return to normal operations.

Designed for Responsible Persons, organisers and operational teams, it is a working resource to support live response, training and continuous improvement.

Please note: The Toolkit and Playbook are included as part of the Responsible Persons Training course materials.

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INCIDENT RESPONSE PLAYBOOK

EVENTS TOOLKIT

DSC's Responsible Persons Training (CPD Course)

Course Aim: To support Responsible Persons in understanding and applying their role in real-world environments, building the confidence to manage risk, coordinate activity and make informed, proportionate decisions in practice.

The training responds to a key industry challenge: many organisations – particularly grassroots venues and community-led events – are taking on new responsibilities without always having the internal expertise or resources to do so with confidence. It bridges that gap by offering clear, practical guidance grounded in day-to-day operations, helping teams move from awareness into applied preparedness.

By completing this course we hope you will be able to:

• Understand the scope and intent of Martyn’s Law and how it applies in practice
• Identify and assess risks relevant to your environment using proportionate approaches
• Develop and apply practical protective measures
• Brief and support your teams effectively
• Respond to incidents with greater confidence and clarity
• Maintain clear records that support learning, review and assurance

 

Throughout this course we will explore how responsibility is defined, planned for and applied in practice.

We ask you to reflect on your own environment, consider not just what is written in your plans, but how these elements are supported in practice.

• What will you do differently as a result of this training?
• Where are the gaps in your current approach?
• Who else needs to be involved, briefed, or supported?

This training provides a foundation.

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Monitoring Service

The DSC Monitoring Service intends to deliver real-time, curated intelligence across a full range of risks, critical infrastructure disruptions, digital outages, severe weather and overlapping event activities.

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Event Framing Pack

The Event framing Pack (EFP) supports informed decision-making and evidential planning by identifying external factors that may materially affect the safe, secure, and effective delivery of an event.

Specifically, the EFP is designed to:

• surface foreseeable external constraints, dependencies, and sensitivities affecting an event site and its access routes
• reduce reliance on informal, ad-hoc, contractor led or late-stage intelligence gathering
• support earlier identification of issues requiring mitigation, liaison, or redesign
• provide a clear, auditable record of pre-event framing and due consideration
• improve the quality, consistency, and efficiency of information presented to Safety Advisory Groups (SAGs), insurers, and relevant authorities.

By doing so, the EFP helps shift event planning from a reactive posture to a proactive, evidence-led approach, aligned with modern expectations of governance, resilience, and accountability.

Intended Users

Primary users
• Event organisers and producers
• Venue operators
• Local authority and public-sector event teams
• Safety and security professionals

Secondary beneficiaries
• Safety Advisory Groups
• Emergency services
• Insurers and risk advisers
• Landowners and managing agents

• The Event Framing Pack is explicitly positioned as:
  • a decision-support and due-diligence aid
  • a snapshot of relevant information correct at the time of issue
  • a complement to, not a replacement for:
    • site inspections
    • surveys
    • statutory approvals
    • professional judgement

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