a wide-ranging consultation exercise with the security industry and other individuals, to identify what measures will be required to ensure that all Publicly Accessible Locations (PALs) are protected against the threat from terrorist a:ack. Training of staff is seen as one of the best ways to develop a sound protective security environment within a venue. By engaging with, and upskilling, security, and other staff, a venue can become target hardened to a variety of threats, including a criminal or terrorist attack.