New guidelines ensure more clarity and scope for action at smaller events
The Darmstadt city councilor Paul Georg Wandrey has successfully campaigned for a practical adaptation of the security requirements at city festivals and events . Together with other heads of the Unit, Wandrey turned to the Hessian Interior Minister Roman Poseck draw attention to the stresses through flat safety requirements
"These new statements create urgently needed clarity, strengthen the sense of responsibility of the organizers and give smaller festivals the necessary scope for implementation - without unnecessary hurdles," said Wandrey.
The focus on proportionality and responsibility
In the future, the police risk assessment between abstract and a specific danger situation distinguish. This differentiation enables excessive security measures to be avoided at smaller festivals. The principle of proportionality is in the foreground: protective measures should remain limited to the necessary minimum - especially at local events with low visitor volume.
Wandrey emphasizes that organizers will continue to be responsible for the security of their event.
"There are no absolute security. Organizers have to provide for realistic risks, not for every conceivable event."
New guidelines on access protection
also be clear threshold values access protection
- Technical locks are binding from 15,000 visitors .
- Under 5,000 visitors can mostly dispensed with .
- In the range between 5,000 and 15,000 people, an individual case test by regulatory authorities and the police - depending on the location, size and symbolism of the event.
Depending on the location, non -certified locks be recognized as suitable protective measures.
(Darmstadt - Red/PSD)
