Our guidance to help you make sure you deliver a safe event
Working safely guidance
The Government updated the working safely during coronavirus guidance for performing arts on 13 August 2020. The guidance confirms that performing arts can now take place both indoors and outdoors with limited and socially distanced audiences present. This includes:
- theatres
- opera
- dance
- music
Guidance by the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sport has been published to help performing arts organisations, venue operators and participants in the UK understand how they can:
- work and take part in the performing arts safely
- keep their audiences safe
Risk assessments
A thorough risk assessment must be in place before any event. This must include how you’re going to follow guidance in relation to COVID-19 measures to ensure that:
- performers and members of the public alike are safe
- the risk of transmission of the Coronavirus is reduced
To reduce the potential risk of objections being made by the Police or Environmental Health to your Temporary Event Notice (TEN), we recommend you submit your risk assessment with your TEN application. This will allow us to properly consider the measures you intend to put in place. It may help prevent possible objections which would result in:
- the event not going ahead under a late TEN
- a formal hearing being necessary for a standard TEN
Guidance for those organising an event
The following guidance may help you to organise a safe event.
- Closing certain businesses and venues in England - guidance on the closure of certain businesses and venues as part of further social distancing measures, and on the further easing of Coronavirus (COVID-19) restrictions in July and August 2020
- Information to collect – advice on how to maintain records of staff, customers and visitors to support NHS Test and Trace
- Performing Arts - guidance for people who work in performing arts, including arts organisations, venue operators and participants
- Guidance for small marriages and civil partnerships
- Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (No.2) (England) Regulations 2020
- Health and Safety Executive COVID-19 risk assessment template
- Working safely during Coronavirus guidance (GOV.UK) - for restaurants, pubs, bars, cafes or takeaways
Further information
You can apply for a TEN on our Temporary Event Notice page.