Issue - meetings
Events Policy for Bath & North East Somerset
Meeting: 09/11/2011 - Cabinet (Item 99)
99 Events Policy for Bath & North East Somerset 
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A guide to the regulatory requirements that must be met by event organisers, together with specific policies regarding events on the highway and in Council controlled parks and open spaces. The policy also sets out terms of reference for the Safety Advisory Group, a multi-agency body which provides health and safety advice to event organisers.
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Additional documents:
- Appx A Rationale, item 99
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- Appx B Draft Events Policy, item 99
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- Appx C Equality Impact, item 99
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- Appx D Consultation Responses, item 99
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Minutes:
Councillor Charles Gerrish made an ad hoc statement reminding Cabinet that recent tragic events on the M5 motorway showed that all well attended public events were potentially dangerous and no policy could cover all eventualities.
Councillor David Dixon, in proposing the item, gave credit to officers who had worked so hard to bring the policy to the stage at which it could be adopted. He was conscious that 2012 would have a large number of events, because of the Jubilee and the Olympics. He acknowledged Councillor Charles Gerrish’s comments and agreed that this was a challenge, but he felt that the Council had a number of licensing options available to it. He acknowledged that the operation of small cul de sac events should be simplified.
Councillor Nathan Hartley seconded the proposal. He welcomed the simplification of the rules.
Councillor Roger Symonds welcomed the fact that there would be no charge for road closures to facilitate small community events.
On a motion from Councillor David Dixon, seconded by Councillor Nathan Hartley, it was
RESOLVED (unanimously)
(1) To RATIFY the Events Policy
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