We support the planning and delivery of public events in the Borough. We encourage the success and well-being of the public at public events and aim to help minimise any inconvenience to:
- residents
- businesses and
- the general public
We aim to ensure that all events organised in the borough:
- take place safely
- are well organised
- engage all relevant stakeholders in the planning process
Sutton Safety Advisory Group (SAG)
If an event is considered Large, the event organisers' event management plan with:
- relevant Council services involved in the event and
- members of the Safety Advisory Group (SAG)
The SAG is a multi-agency forum that provides specialist independent advice to event organisers to:
- promote high levels of safety and welfare at events by giving advice and guidance
- promote good practice in safety and welfare planning for events
- ensure events have a minimal adverse impact on the community
The SAG functions in an advisory capacity, and the event organiser retains all legal accountability. Members of the SAG include:
- Sutton Council Emergency Planning Service (event safety)
- Sutton and Kingston Council Environment Services
- environmental health and licensing
- ensuring compliance with food safety
- health and safety
- noise management
- Sutton Council Building Control provides advice on:
- temporary stands
- staging
- demountable structures
- Sutton and Kingston Council Highways and Transport
- impacts on traffic and transport
- road closures
- Sutton Council Parking Services, for parking suspensions and dispensations
- Metropolitan Police for advice on:
- safety issues
- public safety
- crowd management
- London Fire Brigade advise on technical safety for:
- risk-specific activity
- public safety
- London Ambulance Service for advice on:
- safety issues
- access and egress considerations
- deployment of resources
A SAG meeting is coordinated by the Safer Sutton Partnership Emergency Planning Service if:
- any member of the SAG requests a meeting to be convened, or
- multiple agencies or services have concerns about the operation of the event or
- it is a new event or has over 5000 attendees
The event organiser needs to attend the SAG meeting to:
- discuss any concerns from agencies or services and
- to receive guidance from the SAG members to better prepare for the event
The event organiser will receive support to safely improve the event's running.