First reported 25 Nov 2021•Latest report 6 Jun 2024
Definition
What this concern includes
Includes failures in the dedicated safety-management process for entertainment events to identify venue-specific risks and tailor policies, risk assessments, warnings and related protective arrangements to each individual event and venue.
Not included
Excludes generic event governance, licensing or regulatory oversight where no failure to tailor safety arrangements to a specific entertainment event and venue is identified.
Excludes failures limited to emergency response, medical cover, security, staffing or equipment where the event- and venue-specific safety-arrangement condition is not also asserted.
Excludes routine entertainment provision or ordinary venue hazards without a deficient event-specific safety control.
Excludes generic risk-assessment failures unrelated to entertainment events or their venues.
Reports
2
Distinct published reports
Individual concerns
3
A report can raise multiple concerns
Date range
2021–2024
First to latest report issue date
Stated actions
2
Described in published responses
Reports over time
Reports over time
Reports about this concern issued each year.
* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.
Most frequent recipients
Most frequent recipients
Reports about this concern sent to each recipient.
Bounce Til I Die1
Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport1
Ultra Events Ltd1
Company1
Ministerial department1
Private limited company1
Concerns and responses across reports
Only concerns grouped under this recurring concern are included. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.
Worcestershire
Concerns raised2
Failure to carry out individualised venue risk assessments
Failure to assess and oversee event medical cover risks
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
Actions described in response An action is something a respondent says it has done, is doing, or plans to do in response to the concern raised.2
Action
Proactively contact venues about changes before events and use disclosed changes to formulate updated event risk assessments and plans.
Stated by Ultra Events LtdStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 June 2024.
Action
Require medical providers to submit event-specific risk assessments and Medical Plans for logging with event paperwork.
Stated by Ultra Events LtdStated completedThe respondent said that this action was complete when they made their response on 14 June 2024.
Respondent positions A position is what a respondent says about the concern when they do not describe a specific action.3
Position
Individual boxing event organisers are responsible for protecting participants’ safety and wellbeing.
Stated by Department for Digital, Culture, Media and SportRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Position
Individualised risk assessments were always conducted for each venue and event, including the Worcester event.
Stated by Ultra Events LtdDisputes the concernThe respondent disagreed with part of the concern or the basis for it.
Position
Medical providers remain responsible for risk assessing event medical provision because they possess the necessary specialist expertise.
Stated by Ultra Events LtdRedirects responsibilityThe respondent said that another organisation was responsible for deciding or taking action.
Newcastle upon Tyne
Concerns raised1
Failure to provide venue-specific entertainment safety policies and warnings
This report raised 3 other concerns. They are not shown here because they do not form part of this recurring concern.
Responses linked to these concerns
Each statement is shown once, even when linked to more than one concern.
No linked response statements
No respondent-stated action or position is linked to these concerns in the published data.