Decision details

To report on the activities of the SAGE to date, highlight key issues and make recommendations regarding the Council's Events Policy.

(1) To RECONFIRM s.101 of the Events Policy which states “If it is the collective view of the SAGE that the event should not go ahead then this will be communicated to the Public Protection Service Manager and Divisional Director of Environmental Services who will formally write to the event organiser. Each SAGE member retains the right to object to any event”; and

(2) To AMEND the Events Policy (November 2011) to include the following paragraph:

"6.2. The SAGE chair will have the discretion to determine which events are considered by the SAGE - based on risk. This decision will be dependent, amongst other things, on the nature of the event, location, participants and includes events which are likely to cause significant disruption to traffic and parking arrangements.  This risk based provision will be exercised following consultation with other members of the SAGE where necessary."

These options are recommended to improve the existing events policy in the light of experience. The SAGE chair is required by the policy to report annually on the activities of the SAGE as detailed in the attached report.

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