Temporary event notice

Temporary event notices (TEN) may be submitted in order to permit the following licensable activities on a temporary basis, whether they are within a premises or outside in open space:

• Regulated entertainment - plays, films, recorded music, indoor sporting events, live music, boxing or wrestling entertainment, performance of dance
• Late night refreshment - provision of hot food and/or hot drinks between 11:00pm and 5:00am
• Sale by retail of alcohol
• Supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club to a member or to the order of a member

It is an offence to carry out licensable activities on or from any premises without the appropriate authorisations in place. A person guilty of an offence of this type is liable on summary conviction to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months or to a fine not exceeding £20,000, or to both.

How to apply

• Read the guidance notes to help with your application, and apply for a temporary event notice
• The fee is £21

Types of TEN

• Standard temporary event notices are those notices which are served at least 10 working days before the event, not including the day that the notice is served or the day of the event, weekends and bank holidays
• Late temporary event notices have been introduced in order for event organiser’s to serve less notice than standard TENs in exceptional circumstances by providing between five and nine working days notice (not including the day that the notice is served or the day of the event, weekends and bank holidays)

If a temporary event notice is submitted and processed, and the TEN is no longer needed, the £21 is not refunded.

Guidance and restrictions

• Premises users must be over the age of 18
• Maximum number of TENs that you can apply for per calendar year is five standard TENs, of which two may be late TENs (unless you are a personal licence holder, where the maximum number of standard TENs is 50, of which 10 may be late TENs)
• TENs must not involve more than 499 people at any one time
• Last no more than 168 hours
• There should be at least 24 hours between notice periods

There are also restrictions on the number of TENs per premises.

• There can be only a maximum of 15 TENs a year for any particular premises
• Subject to an overall limit of no more than 21 days in total (part of a day equates to a full day when calculating the total number of days)
• There must be at least a 24-hour gap between TENs, they cannot be operated back to back

You are advised that by serving a late TEN, you run the risk that your event may not be able to take place.

Objections and counter notices

Should the licensing authority receive an objection notice to a late TEN from Warwickshire Police or the Council’s environmental health team, they will be required to organise a hearing (in the case of a standard TEN), or serve a counter notice stating that the event will not be permitted to proceed (in the case of a late TEN).

Notification of a requirement for a hearing or the serving of a counter notice will be issued within three days of receipt of the original notice.