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Access Islington – council tax enquiries

Due to technical issues, Access Islington is currently unable to help with council tax queries over the phone or at our hubs.

You can still manage your council tax online through My Islington, including viewing your bill and making payments.

We’re working to resolve this as quickly as possible and are very sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Temporary Event Notice (TENs)

TENs are a simple way to provide licensable activities for one-off events without the need to obtain a premises licence or a personal licence.

  1. Overview
  2. Limitations
  3. After you apply
  1. Check your event is eligible for a TEN
  2. Apply

Limitations

When applying for your TEN it's important to consider the following limitations:

  • there can be no more than 499 people at the event at any one time, which must last no more than 168 hours (seven days) 
  • if you are expecting 500 people or more then you will need to apply for a premises licence 

  • one premises can only be used for 15 temporary events per year, up to a total maximum of 21 days per year (from 01st January 2022 until 31st Dec 2023 the limit has increased to 20 Temporary Events per year, up to a total maximum of 26 Days per year) 

  • an event that starts before and ends after midnight counts as two days 
  • one person may only make five TEN applications per year, or 50 if they hold a personal licence 
  • 15 TENs (21 TENS during 2022 and 2023) per premises per year limit applies, regardless of whether the applicant holds a personal licence
  • there must be a minimum of 24 hours between TENs at the same premises
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