Temporary Events Notice

What is a Temporary Events Notice (TEN)?

  • A TEN under the Licensing Act 2003 can be used to provide licensable activities on a temporary basis. It can also be used to temporarily extend the hours of existing licences.

Standard TENs:

A standard TEN is when the first day of event is at least 10 clear working days from date notice was given.

Late TENs:

A late TEN is when the first day of event is between 5 and 10 clear working days from date notice was given and first day of event.

When would you need a TEN?

You would need a TEN if you carry out any of these licensable activities:

  • Sale by retail of alcohol
  • Supply of alcohol by or on behalf of a club
  • Provision of regulated entertainment
  • Provision of late night refreshment
  • The giving of a late temporary event notice (Late TENs)

Criteria for your temporary events notice

  • You will need to be 18 or older
  • Have a capacity of no more than 499 people
  • The notice can last for 7 days or 168 hours but can’t cover more than 21 days in a year
  • First day of event is at least 5 clear working days from date notice was given.
  • There must be a 24-hour gap between each temporary event notice
  • A premises can only have 15 temporary event notices in a year
  • Personal licence holders can give 50 temporary event notices in a year (10 of which can be 'late' notices)
  • Anybody else can give five temporary events notices (two of which can be 'late')

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Fines and penalties

Under section 136 of the Licensing Act 2003, a person is committing an offence if they carry on a licensable activity:

  1. on or from any premises other than under and by an authorisation; or
  2. if they [knowingly] allow a licensable activity to be so carried on.

A person convicted of such an offence is liable to imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months. They may also be fined up to £20,000.