Temporary Event Notice

The Licensing Act 2003 introduced a 'light touch' system of permitted temporary licensable activities which include the sale of alcohol, regulated entertainment See guidance on gov.uk. and late night refreshment. Temporary Event Notices can be used to authorise relatively small scale ad hoc events in or on any premises involving no more than 499 people at any one time.  

Entertainment Licensing - GOV.UK

If you wish to hold an ad-hoc event and require a temporary licence for the event, you must give a Temporary Event Notice (TEN) to your local licensing authority and give a copy of the TEN to the environmental health department and the police.  

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 authority. If the application is made online to the Council, the licensing authority will copy the TEN to environmental health and the police.

A copy must be given no later than ten clear working days before the event for a standard Temporary Event Notice.  Please note that this does not include the date of receipt of the TEN by the authorities, the actual date of the event, or any Bank Holidays.

A Temporary Event Notice must be given to the licensing department, Environmental Health and the police at least 10 working days (5-9 working days if a late TEN) before an event of this sort can be held. This does not include the day of receipt of the Notice, or the actual day of the event.

Apply online

Apply or a Temporary Event Notice on gov.uk

Eligibility Criteria

• You must be at least 18 years old to give a TEN and can give a maximum of 5 standard TENs per year, including 2 late TENs.
• If you are a personal licence holder, you can give a maximum of 50 standard TENs per year, including 10 late TENs.
• The number of times a Temporary Event Notice may be given in respect of any particular premises is 15 times in a calendar year.
• The maximum aggregate duration of the periods covered by temporary event notices at any individual premises is 21 days in a calendar year.
• Your event must involve no more than 499 people at any one time and last no more than 168 hours (7 days).
• If you're organising separate but consecutive events at the same premises, there must be a 24 hour gap between these events.

The Notice should contain:

• 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.
• whether the TEN is a late TEN.
• any other required information.
• The fee for a Temporary Event Notice is £21.

Application Evaluation Process

The Temporary Event Notice (TEN) must be given in writing (unless by electronic means) to the licensing authority, environmental health and the police. A fee is payable with the notice.

The local authority 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.

If the police or environmental health receive a standard TEN and believe that the event would undermine the licensing objectives they can serve an objection notice on the licensing authority and the premises user. This notice must be served within 72 hours of receipt of the temporary event notice.

In the case of a standard TEN the local licensing authority may issue a counter-notice and  hold a Hearing if an objection notice is served, and they consider it necessary for the promotion of the licensing objectives. 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.

A counter-notice will be issued by the licensing authority if the number of permitted TENs has been exceeded.

A counter-notice will be issued by the licensing authority if a late ten receives an objection by the police or environmental health. There will be no Hearing.

Police address

Licensing Section, Derbyshire police, South Division HQ, Prime Park Way, Chester Green, Derby DE1 3AB or Email Derbyshire police.

Email licensing@derbyshire.police.uk 

Environmental Health

Environmental Health, Long Eaton Town Hall, Derby Road, Long Eaton, Derbyshire NG10 1HU or environmentalhealth@erewash.gov.uk

Email environmentalhealth@erewash.gov.uk 

Will Tacit Consent Apply?

No. It is in the public interest that the authority must process your application before it can be granted. If you have not heard from the local authority within a reasonable period, please contact it. You can do this on the  set up a business page on gov.uk if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use the contact details below.

Failed Application Redress

If a counter notice is given in relation to an objection notice the applicant may appeal against the decision. Appeals must be made to the local Magistrates' court within 21 days. An appeal may not be brought later than five working days from the day of the planned event.