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Temporary Event Notices (TENs)
A temporary event notice (TEN) allows a premises/property to be used for small-scale ad hoc events. They cover the temporary carrying on of the sale or supply of alcohol, the provision of regulated entertainment or the provision of late night refreshment at premises which are not authorised by a premises licence or club premises certificate.
Anyone aged 18 or over can give a maximum of five TENs per calendar year.
Personal licence holders can give a maximum of fifty TENs per calendar year.
TENs are subject to maximum limits:
- The event must involve no more than 499 people at any one time. This maximum figure includes the audience, spectators or consumers as well as staff organisers, stewards and performers who will be present on the premises.
- Each event covered by a TEN can last no longer than 96 hours
- No more than twelve TENs can be given in respect of any particular premises in any calendar year (a calendar year is the period between 1 January and 31 December, iclusive, in any year)
- TENs are subject to a maximum aggregate duration of the periods covered by TENs at any individual premises of 15 days in any year
- There must be a minimum of 24 hours between events notified by a premises user or associates of that premises user in respect of the same premises.
If your event exceeds any of these limits, a full premises licence or club premises certificate would be required for the period of the event.
To apply for a TEN you must:
- Complete the prescribed notice in the downloadable documents below and send the original with a copy to the Licensing General Section.
- Send a further copy to South Yorkshire Police at: Sheffield Liquor Licensing Department, South Yorkshire Police Headquarters, Snig Hill, Sheffield, S3 8LY.
- Submit a fee of £21 to the Licensing General Section. All cheques must be made payable to Sheffield City Council.
- This must be done no later than 10 working days before the day on which the event is to start.
The Licensing Authority and the Police do not have any discretion to accept late applications under the act.
If you are close to the 10 working day deadline, it is advisable to hand deliver your application. See the contact us page for details of our reception service.
Provided that the criteria set out above are met, only the police to prevent an event covered by a TEN taking place or agree a modification of the arrangements for such an event and then only on crime prevention grounds.
A Licensing Authority can issue a counter notice if the limits on TENs are exceeded (see restrictions).
If the TEN is within the restrictions, and the police have not made an objection, the Licensing General Section must issue acknowledgement of the TEN. There is no requirement for the police to acknowledge the notice as well.
If the TEN exceeds the permitted limits (see restrictions), the Licensing General Section will issue a counter notice, copied to the police, preventing the event from taking place.
A TEN can be withdrawn by the premises user by giving the Licensing Authority a notice to that effect no later than 24 hours before the beginning of the event.
Yes - if you wish, for example, to use your pub for an event involving a licensable activity that isn’t authorised by your premises licence, it may be authorised for a TEN. Or another example would be an event that requires an extension of licensable activities. A TEN would allow you to open your premises longer for that occasion.
However, do not forget that the restrictions in relation to permitted temporary activities will apply.
Yes - a TEN can be given in respect of both indoor and outdoor events. “Premises” for the purposes of the Licensing Act 2003 means any place, whether indoors or outdoors. E.g. it could cover a street or part of a park. But remember that the restrictions in relation to permitted temporary activities will apply and you may be required to demonstrate how you will control the numbers of people at your event. If you fail to restrict the numbers of people in attendance to a maximum of 499 at any one time, you will be liable for prosecution for carrying on unauthorised licensable activities.
The premises user must either:
- Secure that a copy of the TEN is prominently displayed at the premises being used for the permitted temporary activity
- Secure that the TEN is kept at the premises in his custody
- Secure that the TEN is kept at the premises in the custody of a person who is present and working at the premises and whom he has nominated for this purpose (and if this is the case, secure that a notice specifying this fact and the position held at the premises by that person is prominently displayed at the premises).
Downloads
Form to complete to give a temporary event notice (313 KB)
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