Asked by: Tom Tugendhat (Conservative - Tonbridge and Malling)
Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what powers local authorities have to place on those premises that apply for a Temporary Events Notice conditions to tackle (a) noise, (b) sanitation and (c) water issues.
Answered by Margot James
Local Authorities have the power to enforce counter notices, prosecute and issue fines if the agreements, including maximum capacity, set out in the Temporary Events Notice are violated. Local Police and Environmental Health have the authority to issue a counter notice or intervene to prevent an event taking place by sending an objection to the licensing authority. The Police are also able to rely on their powers of closure under the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014.