Temporary Event Licences

'Occasional licences for one-off events' were replaced under the Licensing Act 2003 with 'temporary event notices'.

Temporary event notices allow licensable activities to take place during a period of less than 96 hours. There can be no more than 499 people present at the event. The individual responsible for the event must apply to the council at least ten working days before it begins (see Applying for a Temporary Event Notice below).

However, we encourage applicants to allow as much time as possible between the application and the date of the proposed event. It is this notification that is known as the temporary event notice.

Applying For a Temporary Event Notice

The individual responsible for the event must apply for the TEN. The applicant must send two copies of the Tempoary Event Notice to the Licensing Team and one copy to the Police Licensing Officer. The Police Licensing Officer must receive the application within 24 hours of the Licensing Team receiving the application. The Licensing Team must receive the TEN at least ten clear working days* before the event takes place. Applications must be submitted with a fee of £21 per notice.Licensable activities will then normally be permitted, where:

• the individual is 18 years old or more

• there has been more than 24 hours between events requiring a TEN

• the event does not exceed 96 hours

On receipt of the TEN the Licensing Officer will validate their copy of the TEN and return it to the applicant. The signed copy must be kept on the premises while the event is taking place to be produced on request. Personal licence holders may make up to 50 applications per year for temporary event notices. Non-licence holders may make up to five applications per year.

No more than 12 notices and 15 dates per year (January to December) may be granted for a single premises. Forms can be downloaded using the links below.

*Please note: working days are Monday to Friday excluding UK bank holidays.

Contact

Licensing Service
Public Protection Division
Islington Council
222 Upper Street
London N1 1XR

Tel: 020 7527 3031
licensing@islington.gov.uk

The Licensing Officer
Islington Police
Islington Police Station
2 Tolpuddle Street
London N1 0YY