Temporary Event Notice (TEN)

The Temporary Event Notice (TEN) must be given in writing to the licensing authority, police and environmental health at least 10 working days before the event in respect of a standard TEN and no later than 5 working days but no earlier than 9 working days before the event in respect of a late TEN.  A fee is payable with the notice.

The licensing authority will issue a written acknowledgement of the TEN 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.  The police and environmental health do not have to acknowledge receipt.

Either the police or environmental health may intervene to prevent an event covered by a TEN taking place, agreement a modification of such an event or request that conditions be imposed by the licensing authority on the TEN if a premises licence or club premises certificate is currently in force in respect of the same premises to which the TEN applies.  An objection to a TEN can be made in respect of any of the four licensing objectives which are:

• the prevention of crime and disorder
• public safety
• prevention of public nuisance
• protection of children from harm

This notice must be given by no later than 3 working days after the police and environmental health are provided with a copy of the TEN.

The licensing authority must hold a hearing to consider the objection notice in relation to a standard TEN.  If the licensing authority considers it appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives it may either:

• give a premises user a counter notice, stating the reasons for its decision (and copied to the police and environmental health).  The effect of the counter notice would be to stop the event from taking place; or
• impose conditions on the standard TEN in those circumstances where it considers it appropriate for the promotion of the licensing objectives.  Any conditions applied should also have been previously imposed on a premises licence or club premises certificate that is in effect for the same premises as the TEN and must ensure that the conditions would not be inconsistent with the carrying out of the licensable activities under the TEN
• where the licensing authority decides not to give a counter notice or impose conditions, it must give the premises user, police and environmental health notice of this decision and the event can take place as notified

However, if either the police or environmental health makes an objection to a late TEN, the licensing authority MUST give the premises user a counter notice.  As a consequence, this will mean that the late TEN will be ineffective and there is no right to a hearing or appeal.

A decision must be made at least 24 hours before the beginning of the event.

The police or environmental health may modify a standard 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.