UK: New law planned to make all businesses assess their risk of terrorist attack

The government is planning to introduce a new law to force all businesses to assess their risk of a terrorist attack and take measures to cope with the threat.

Details of the new legislation emerged at the inquiry into the Manchester Arena bombing, where Shaun Hipgrave – from the government’s Office for Security and Counter Terrorism (OSCT) – was giving evidence.

Mr Hipgrave, who is part of the Home Office, acknowledged the legislation would have “such an impact on this country that we want to get it right”.