Resources
Useful links and resources to help with your event planning and delivery of a safe event
Terms and conditions of hiring a park or open space
Please ensure you have read and understood these terms, and your responsibilities as an Event Organiser, before booking an event space
- Event Permit - Scale A (£5m+ public liability insurance)
- Event Permit - Scale B (£10m+ public liability insurance)
Event licensing - Somerset Council
- Event licensing - including Temporary Event Notice (TEN) and Premises Licence applications
- Events on a road - including road closure applications and guidance on holding an event on or near a public highway
Safety Advisory Group (SAG) - terms of reference
SAG Terms of Reference - Somerset Council
Medical cover at events
- Notify the South Western Ambulance Service NHS Foundation Trust (SWASFT) of your event
- Event organisers self-assurance form - check that your medical provision is sufficient
Crowd safety and Counter Terrorism at events
- Good housekeeping at your event - guidance from Avon and Somerset Police
- Useful links to Counter Terrorism guidance
External websites, information and support
Health and Safety Executive (HSE) event planning guidance
The Purple Guide - the Purple Guide is designed to provide guidance for event organisers, suppliers, local authorities and others involved in the outdoor events industry, and its content is regarded by industry experts as 'best practice' event planning
Performing Rights Society (PRS) 🎶- music licensing at events
PPL Licensing (Phonographic Performance Limited) 🎶- licensing recorded music when it is broadcast on radio, TV and online
ADIP - safety certification required for public use of mechanical / fairground rides
PIPA - safety certification required for public use of inflatables
Adobe
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