News & insights

The Summer 2026 edition of Inside MAST brings together news from across the business, alongside our view on the security issues our clients are facing.

In this issue:

• our charity football match at Ware FC, which raised £657 for Veterans Aid
• Martyn's Law: statutory guidance is out and the legal duty is expected in spring 2027, so what organisations in scope should do now
• a security brief on the resurgence of Somali piracy as shipping reroutes around the Cape of Good Hope
• public sector procurement reform, and what we took away from the Department for Transport supplier event in Liverpool
• Peter Astbury on why ship detentions are rarely just about the law
• a first look at the MAST crime intelligence platform
• HR news on Atlas, the Citation training hub
• updates from Hallsville Quarter, welcomes for Stephen Elliott and Ahmed Monsor, and Purfleet Employee of the Month

Inside MAST: Summer 2026