Temporary Event Notices
'TENs' are for small events not exceeding 500 people (ie 499 plus the person specified on the notice) and can be used to licence any of the activities that could otherwise be covered under a Premises Licence.
There are however some additional rules-
- Up to 12 notices can be given each year
- Each notice can cover a period of up to 96 hours, with no more than 15 days in total a year.
- At least 10 working days notice must be given to the Council
- There must be a gap of 24 hours between notices
- Each person can only give 5 notices a year, unless they hold a personal licence in which case they can give 50
Strictly speaking a “TEN” is not a permission, but a notification to the Council that a small event is going to take place. The Police are the only people that can object to a TEN and if they do, the matter will be considered at a hearing at the Council offices.
Conditions cannot be added to a Temporary Event Notice, although you might wish to explain that you will do various things to uphold the licensing objectives, such as asking for proof of age before selling alcohol.
Used imaginatively, TENs can be used in a variety of circumstances where a licence would otherwise be required. Our licensing solicitors have sucessfully used them to licence events for up to 20,000 people where the licensable activities take place in small discrete locations on one main site. They can be used as a simple and easy way to obtain an 'extension' of an existing licence for a particular occasion.
Click here to download a form that you can use to instruct us to submit a Temporary Events Notice If you would like us to act on your behalf, please note that we do need the full details at least 12 working days before the date that you are intending to hold the event.
