Christmas and New Year’s Tens 2021

Some people only begin their Christmas preparations when they have seen a well-known advert from a soft drinks company!

However, planning for your Temporary Event Notice (TENs) for the festive period should take place much earlier than that, to help your premises maximise on many people’s festive spirit.

This year, ‘Mad Friday’, Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve all take place on a Friday and so you will need to consider carefully your Premises Licence in respect of those days. Also check your non-standard timings (if specified on your licence) to ensure that you are adequately covered for the events you have planned.

If your licence does not provide you with the hours you require, you can of course consider submitting TENs.

Careful consideration of your Premises Licence, as to any additional hours specified on the licence in relation to Bank Holidays and New Year’s Eve in particular, can save you the need to use up your TENs allocation.

You will need to check carefully your TENs allowance towards the end of the calendar year.   Premises can have up to 15 TENs in a calendar year across no more than 21 days.  A single TEN application can cover a period of up to seven consecutive days, but there must be at least a 24 hour gap between two TENs. Although these allowances are being increased from the 1^st January 2022.

For a standard TEN, ten working days must be given prior to the event.  In the circumstances, for applying for a TEN for Christmas Eve 2021, the notice must be received by the Council on 9^th December 2021.

For an application in relation to New Year’s Eve 2021, a standard TEN notification must be received by the council on 14^th December 2021. 

There is of course a facility to apply for a ‘Late’ TEN on five working days’ notice. This should be saved for extreme circumstances, again you would need to check your allocation by way of LATE TENs you have taken so far at the premises this calendar year.

If you are in any doubt, get in contact with us.