With Halloween and Christmas on the horizon, please review your Event Planning calendars. You may well need extra hours to deliver on your programme. If so, you’ll need a TEN.
Purpose: A TEN allows an individual to carry out licensable activities (e.g. sale of alcohol, provision of entertainment, or late-night refreshment) for a short period without a premises licence or club premises certificate.
Who Can Apply: Any individual aged 18 or over. Businesses or Organisations cannot apply directly; so a named individual must act as the “premises user.” They do not need to hold a Personal Licence.
Duration: Each TEN can last up to 168 hours (7 days).
Capacity Limit: Events must not exceed 499 people at any one time, including staff and performers.
Notice Period:
Standard TEN: Must be submitted at least 10 working days before the event.
Late TEN: Can be submitted 5–9 working days before the event, but is subject to stricter rules and automatic rejection if objected to.
Only the police or environmental health authority may object if the event risks undermining the Licensing Objectives.
Limitations of a TEN
Annual Limits:
Personal licence holders: Up to 50 TENs per calendar year (including 10 late TENs).
Non-licence holders: Up to 5 TENs per year (including 2 late TENs).
Premises Limits:
No more than 15 TENs per calendar year per premises.
Total duration of TENs at any one premises must not exceed 21 days per year.
Objections and Refusals:
If objections are raised to a standard TEN, a hearing may be held.
If objections are raised to a late TEN, it is automatically refused.
Display and Custody:
A copy of the TEN must be kept or displayed at the premises during the event.
Failure to produce the TEN when requested by authorities may result in prosecution.
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