Outdoor Events

Food Hygiene and Health and Safety

This local authority is responsible for enforcing food hygiene and health and safety legislation at public outdoor events. This includes events such as trade shows, promotional events, agricultural fairs, community fairs, carnivals, street events, festivals, sporting events and at outdoor catering events such as weddings, large BBQs and parties.

The following pages of advice are based on the requirements of

• Food Safety Act 1990
• Regulation (EC) 852/2004 on the Hygiene of Foodstuffs
• The Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006
• Health and Safety at work etc Act 1974

The Outdoor Events Guide booklet below gives you advice on good hygiene practice and health and safety requirements and how to comply with the requirements of the legislation.

Outdoor Event Guide (Unknown File Type, 12.6 Mb)

The standards we have indicated are the minimum that we can accept. 

If you would like to discuss food hygiene or health and safety details of your event please contact the Commercial Team on 01509 634656 or email food.hygiene@charnwood.gov.uk

If you would like assistance with the organisation of your event you can contact Lynne Twigg at the event safety forum on 01509 634541 or email lynne.twigg@charnwood.gov.uk.

If you require a license for your event please contact the  licensing Department or visit our web page.  

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has produced in depth guidance for outdoor catering events. We would advise you to consult the document before you carry out any outdoor catering.

It is also advised that you consult the Event Safety Guide HSG195  produced by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) which is free to download which contains very useful information on running an outdoor event safely.  We want to ensure that your event is run in a safe manner using sensible risk assessment.  Health and safety laws are there to protect people and to ensure that everyone has a good time without any accidents.

The Home Office has also produced guidance for small events taking place on highway, roads and public places which may be of interest to you