Bodet Time's Lockdown Alert System
Start preparing for Martyn’s Law now
Enhance the way you protect your people and premises with our flexible lockdown alert solutions. Be confident that everyone you are responsible for knows exactly how to respond in an emergency situation.
Why do schools need a lockdown alert system?
Martyn’s Law – the Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Bill – received Royal Assent in April 2025 and passed into law. It aims to prepare premises across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland for – and protect them from – terrorist attacks.
The premises covered are divided into two tiers:
- Standard duty: reasonably expected to host 200 – 799 people from time to time, like primary, secondary, higher and further education settings
- Enhanced duty: reasonably expected to host 800+ people from time to time, for example hotels
START PREPARING NOW FOR THE FULL IMPLEMENTATION OF MARTYN’S LAW
The Home Office expects a period of around 24 months before the legislation is fully implemented. This is to allow for the regulator (the Security Industry Authority) to establish a new regulatory function. And to ensure sufficient time for those responsible for in-scope premises to understand and prepare for their obligations.
The responsible person is defined as “the person who has control of the premises in connection with their relevant Schedule 1 use.” Schedule 1 of the Act outlines the premises’ use, for example educational setting, restaurant, shop etc.
This person will have to:
- notify the Security Industry Authority (SIA) of their premises
- have in place, so far as reasonably practicable, appropriate public protection procedures
The government will provide further guidance on Martyn’s Law and its implementation in due course. Whatever your current level of knowledge or readiness, we can help you ensure you are prepared.
How to protect your people and premises with our dynamic lockdown solution
We have various solutions to help you improve your readiness for Martyn’s Law, with options to suit both smaller and larger premises.
Harmonys: the complete lockdown solution
The Harmonys range enables you to:
- Transmit alerts instantly and simultaneously across your site or sites. Our comprehensive range of sounders and alert systems guarantees peace of mind when you need it the most
- Instil confidence in any emergency situation by pre-recording customised messages. Simply press the right button on the control box, or use the app, to issue the relevant alert or announcement
- Generate inclusive and effective communication. Reach anyone with hearing or visual impairments by broadcasting alerts via text display and luminous strobes as well as sound
Bodet Alert app: the future of lockdown alerts
The Bodet Alert app complements the Harmonys range. It will help you to manage alerts and crisis situations, and to:
- Act decisively when every second counts
- Eliminate potentially dangerous delays in responding
- Get help exactly where it’s needed, using geolocation
- Boost your readiness for Martyn’s Law
- Instantly trigger the correct critical alert: intrusion, lockdown or evacuation
Protect smaller premises using the Melodys Lockdown Pack
The Melodys Lockdown Pack is designed for primary schools and smaller educational facilities. Easy to configure, it comprises an internal sounder, an external sounder, and a four-button control panel to trigger lockdown alerts.
Hear from our customers
Schools
We used to use the fire alarm to announce class changes and lunch breaks, but the information that can be conveyed is very limited...we needed a more versatile system that would enable us to communicate quickly and clearly to all staff and students what to do should a situation arise that required a lockdown protocol rather than evacuation.
Schools
Being able to broadcast announcements to specific areas and enable communication between the buildings will be very helpful. It will also be very useful for our evacuation and lock down procedures as well as ensuring classes begin and end on time. We like the modern look and feel of the equipment
Schools
Within our school we have children with a wide range of needs including assisted hearing so the Trio sounders being multi-sensory means all children will be able to access and respond to the alerts.
