Christmas Holiday
notification dates
Licence
Summary
If you wish to
hold an ad-hoc event involving sales of alcohol, regulated
entertainment or provision of late night refreshment, you must give
a temporary event notice (TEN) to us no later than ten working days
before the event.
A fee of £21
payable to North Somerset Council is required with the notice.
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. Failure to notify the police will invalidate the
notification process and your event cannot take place.
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.
Premises cannot
be used more than 12 times or for more than 15 days in any one
calendar year for holding events under TEN’s.
Premises
includes events taking place in buildings, temporary structures
e.g. marquees and in the open air.
Eligibility Criteria
The ten working
days notice excludes the day we receive the application and the
actual day of the event. Failure to give the correct period of
notice of an event taking place will result in the notification
being rejected.
An activity
submitted under the TEN procedure must be carried out as detailed
in the notice given.
The notice must
be in a specific format and must be made by someone over 18 years
of age.
The notice
should contain:
-
if
alcohol is to be supplied, a statement confirming that it is a
condition of using the premises that the supplies are made under
the premises user's authority
-
a statement
relating to certain matters
-
any other
required information
The
matters referred to above are:
-
details
of the licensable activities
-
the event
period
-
the times
when during that period the activities will take place
-
the maximum
number of people proposed to be allowed on the premises
-
any other
required matters
Regulation Summary
The main
legislation covering this permission is the
Licensing Act 2003.
Application Evaluation Process
The TEN must be
given in writing (including by electronic means) to us at least ten
working days before the event. We 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 police no later than ten working days
before the event takes place. Failure to notify the police will
invalidate the notification procedure.
If the police
believe that the event would undermine crime prevention objectives
they can serve an objection notice on us and the premises user.
This notice must be served within two working days of receipt of
the temporary event notice.
We must hold a
hearing if a relevant objection notice is served. We must make a
decision at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event.
The police 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.
We may serve a
Counter Notice if the number of permitted TENs has been exceeded at
any premises.
Will
Tacit Consent Apply?
Yes. This means
that you will be able to act as though your notification is granted
if you have not heard from us by the end of the target completion
period of 7 days.
Apply
online
Apply for a temporary event notice
Downloadable forms and other documents.
If you wish to
complete an application by hand and return it to us by post, you
can
download a notification form.
We have
produced a Statement of Licensing
Policy(2011-2014) that sets out the general principles
of how we will administer of the requirements of the Licensing
Act 2003.
Failed
Application Redress
Please contact
us in the first instance.
If after a
hearing we allow an objection notice to stand the applicant may
appeal against the decision made. Appeals must be made to the
North Somerset Magistrates'
Court within 21 days. An appeal may not be brought later than
five working days from the day of the planned event.
Licence
Holder Redress
Please contact
us in the first instance.
Consumer Complaint
We would always
advise that in the event of a complaint the first contact is made
with the premises user by you - preferably in the form a letter
(with proof of delivery). If that has not worked, contact the
Licensing Team.
Other
Redress
If we decide
not to issue a counter notice in relation to an objection notice,
the police can appeal the decision. Appeals must be made to
the North Somerset Magistrates'
Court within 21 days. An appeal may not be brought later
than five working days from the day of the planned event.
Public
Registers
Further
information can be obtained on the registers held by visiting
the
applications registers page.
Trade
Associations
National Outdoor Events Association
(NDEA)
Society of Event Organisers
(SEO)
Event Supplier and Services
Association (ESSA)
TSNN Online Directory
Contact
Details
For more
information please contact the
Licensing
Team.
