If you wish to hold an ad-hoc event in England or Wales, you must give a temporary event notice (TEN) to your local licensing authority no later than ten working days before the event. If the premises where the event is to be held is in areas governed by two or more local authorities applications must be made to each.
Unless you submit an electronic application you must also give a copy of the notice to the police no later than ten working days before the event.
You must be 18 years or older to give a TEN and can give a maximum of five TENs per year. If you are a personal licence holder, you can give a maximum of 50 TENs per year.
Your event must involve no more than 499 people at any one time and last no more than 96 hours with a minimum of 24 hours between events
An activity that can be licensed must be carried out as detailed in a notice that must be given.
The notice must be in a prescribed statutory format and must be made by someone over 18 years of age.
The notice should contain:
The matters referred to above are:
A summary of the eligibility criteria for this licence Guidance on permitted temporary activities
The TEN must be given in writing (including by electronic means), in duplicate, to the local authority at least ten working days before the event. A fee is payable with the notice.
The local authority will acknowledge receipt of the notice by giving a notice to the premises user before the end of the first working day it was received or before the end of the second working day if the day the notice was received is not a working day.
Unless an application has been submitted electronically, the premises user must also give notice to the chief officer of the local police department no later than ten working days before the event period.
The chief police officer who receives a notice and believes that the event would undermine crime prevention objectives can serve an objection notice on the licensing authority and the premises user. This notice must be served within 48 hours of receipt of the temporary event notice.
The local licensing authority must hold a hearing if an objection notice is served. They may issue a counter notice if it considers it necessary for the promotion of crime prevention objective. A decision must be made at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event.
A police chief may modify the TEN with the consent of the premises user. In such a case an objection notice will be deemed to have been withdrawn.
Counter notices may be provided by the licensing authority if the number of permitted TENs has been exceeded
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period of 14 calendar days
Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
If a counter notice is given in relation to an objection notice the applicant may appeal against the decision. Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days. An appeal may not be brought later than five working days from the day of the planned event
National Outdoor Events Association (NDEA)
Society of Event Organisers (SEO) Association of Event Organisers (AEO)
Event Supplier and Services Association (ESSA)
TSNN Online Directory
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