Public protection procedures

(section 5 of the Act) Public protection procedures are sets of actions that staff can take if they suspect an act of terrorism is occurring, or is about to occur, at the premises, at the event or in the immediate vicinity. The procedures are evacuation, invacuation, lockdown and communication. Public protection procedures seek to reduce the risk of physical harm to people. Public protection procedures are relevant to standard tier premises, enhanced tier premises and qualifying events. See paras. 7.4 to 7.62.