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TENS guide and FAQs

Event criteria

  • there must be no more than 499 people attending (this includes performers)
  • they last no longer than 168 hours (7 days) in total, the minimum period for a TEN is 24hrs
  • if you are submitting more than one TEN there must be 24 hours between events
  • the maximum number of days a premise can have a TEN in a calendar year is 21 (a ‘day’ in is defined as a period of 24hrs beginning at midnight)
  • the maximum number of TENs which can be held at the same premises in a calendar year is 15. A TEN can last more than one day, if for example you had a TEN which covered a 2-day period you would have used up 2 of your 21 days but only 1 TEN
  • a personal licence holder can submit  up to 50 standard TENS in a calendar year (10 for late TENs)
  • a non-personal licence holder can submit up to 5 standard TENS in a calendar year, (2 for late TENs)
  • the cost of a TEN is £21.00 This is non-refundable

FAQs

Standard TENs must be submitted no later than 10 clear working days prior to the event. For a Late (TEN) 5 clear working days prior to the event. Late TENs are intended to assist where for example a late booking is made at a premise. If there is an objection to a late TEN then there is no right of appeal and the licensable activity cannot go ahead.

No, they do not have to be there but they will remain liable for any prosecution for certain offences which may be committed at the premises, for example, the sale of alcohol to someone who is drunk and allowing disorderly conduct on the premises. The person who signs the form is responsible for ensuring that the number of people attending do not exceed the permitted limits of a TEN for example 499.

If it was a late TEN the licensable activity cannot go ahead, there is no appeal process. For a standard TEN there would be a hearing at Council where conditions may be imposed on the event or a counter notice may be issued to prevent the events licensable activity being carried out. Hearings can be prevented where there has been an objection by the applicant and objector agreeing to modify the TEN to address concerns.

Our advice is to submit your TEN as soon as you have sufficient information about the event to be able to compete the application. The golden rule is do not leave it until the last minute, if you do this and there are any problems with the form you risk the licensable activity at event not going ahead.

For a fuller explanation of TENs you can look at the Section 182 guidance published by the Government. This explains in plain easy to understand language the finer points of TENS.

Revised guidance issued under section 182 of Licensing Act 2003

 

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