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LICENSING ACT 2003
TEMPORARY EVENT NOTICES
Under the new Licensing Act 2003, anyone planning to hold a 'temporary' event, for which provision is made within the Act, must apply for a Temporary Event Notice at least 10 working days before the event is due to be held.
The Act does not require any consultation with the Fire and Rescue Service, and we are therefore generally not able to provide any advice or guidance to the licensing authority, on the premises to be used.
Many of these events are held in tents, marquees and agricultural buildings, which may
pose a higher than normal danger from fire due to:
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their construction, which does not conform to regular building standards; |
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non-standard doorways and exit routes; |
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possible trip and obstruction hazards from the guy ropes and temporary utilities
and services e.g. electric cables, water pipes etc; |
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temporary site locations with a lack of adequate lighting, access and egress
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Anyone intending to hold such an event has a duty of care to those attending, as well as
any staff that may be employed to work as stewards, bar staff, waiters etc. Appendix
B52 is intended to provide basic guidance on the fire precautions for marquees and
tents, together with a framework on which to base the fire risk assessment.
Further details can be found on the following PDF:
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