Owners & Managers

Key activities of owners, managers and promoters

The key activities of owners, managers and promoters include:

• Ensuring that all safety requirements of a venue are clearly understood by event promoters,
• Developing a constructive working relationship with local licensing officers and police officers with licensing responsibilities,
• Developing a venue drug policy in consultation with licensing and police officers,
• Ensuring that all staff are aware of their responsibilities within the drug policy and that they receive training and support to discharge these fully,
• Employing experienced and fully trained medical and welfare staff and providing adequate facilities for a treatment room. See Dealing with drug-induced problems,
• Ensuring that all door supervisors hold SIA licences,
• Providing free and easily accessible supplies of cold drinking water,
• Considering the use of drug and sexual health outreach work, including integrating outreach workers into the staff team. See Reducing the harm from drug use,
• Sharing intelligence on drug use and drug dealing with police officers and other local venues or festivals,
• Informing customers of their rights and responsibilities, and encouraging their feedback on safety issues,
• Ensuring that all staff are aware of the law and the responsibilities of the venue to work within it.

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