Entry to venues and events
The Health protection (coronavirus, restrictions) (entry to venues and events) (England) regulations 2021
Council officers are contacting relevent businesses to offer advice and guidance, however we expect all businesses to be aware of these regulations and decide for themselves whether or not they apply. If they do apply then you MUST comply with the requirements. Venues and events that do not have to request proof of vaccination by law can still opt to ask for the NHS covid pass, or other proofs, as a condition of entry to reduce the risk of transmission at venues or events.
You'll find information about carrying out mandatory Covid-19 status checks at your venue or event on the GOV.UK website.
As well as checking the vaccination status documents of your guests, you must provide a statement.This statement will set out:
- The measures you intend to take to check the vaccination status or proof of negative results (Covid pass) of your guests
- How you as a business will implement these measures
- How your rules will be communicated to your guests
Download a statement template.
Daily records to support this statement must be kept and should include the date, number of attendees and any justified deviations from your statement.
Officers will request this statement and you will have three days for which to return your statement to us. There is no set format for statements, as long as the details above are included and it is signed and dated by the responsible person. It is an offence not to produce this statement following a request by a council officer.
Once we've received your statement, an officer will check that it's valid, legally compliant and that it takes account of current government advice. We will give advice where any gaps are identified.
As always we will adopt a graduate approach, engaging with and supporting businesses before any enforcement action is taken.
We understand the challenges businesses continue to face, but formal action will be taken against businesses who do not comply. We continue to work closely with our licensing, police and trading standards colleagues in these matters.
Further information and advice
You'll find further information using the links below, or if you have any specific questions please contact us at [email protected]