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SERVICE DELIVERY
Crowd safety at events is detailed in LAC 67/2 as a priority for proactive intervention.
The management of crowds of people is inherently di昀케cult and the harm that can
occur depends on the type of event being run. Safety Advisory Group (SAG) meetings
are convened to allow the relevant regulatory agencies (police, 昀椀re, ambulance, local
authority etc.) to gain intelligence prior to any event to allow for emergency planning and
advise each other on any areas of concern. The group will also advise the event organiser
(duty holder) of ways in which they can manage the event safely although the group as a
whole does not have statutory powers and any regulation of the event will be done using
primary legislation.
East Su昀昀olk’s SAG has representatives from the district and county councils, emergency
services, other relevant agencies according to the type of event and event organisers.
SAG members formally meet monthly, to review event applications, meet event
organisers and advise on public safety but also review a number of plans without the
need for a meeting and will provide constructive feedback to the organisers via the chair.
Notes of the advice given are shared promptly with SAG members and event organisers.
Recommendations given by SAG are advisory and presented in a non-adversarial way
and it is for the organiser to take such steps that are necessary to ensure an event
is managed safely. However individual SAG members may have their own legislative
powers that relate to parts of the event and will use their statutory powers if risks will not
be mitigated following advice from the Group.
East Su昀昀olk welcomes, encourages and supports organisers of safe events. SAG
considers events ranging from local community events run by volunteers to large
events attracting thousands of people such as the Su昀昀olk Show, Latitude, First Light and
international cycle races.
A member of the Food and Safety Team also chairs the countywide SAG and has worked
with the Su昀昀olk Joint Emergency Planning Unit to provide training on their role in SAG to
o昀케cers via multiagency online training. The SAG chair is a member of the Local Authority
Regulators Events Expert Panel (LAREEP) hosted by the O昀케ce for Product Safety and
Standards (OPSS) and has worked with emergency planning colleagues to provide local
training workshops on working e昀昀ectively in a SAG.
The Food and Safety Team’s health and safety regulatory activities are benchmarked with
other Local Authorities at the Norfolk and Su昀昀olk Health and Safety Liaison Group which
is chaired by a member of the Food and Safety Team.
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