New guidelines provide more clarity and flexibility for smaller events
Darmstadt city councilor Paul Georg Wandrey successfully lobbied at the state level for a more practical adaptation of security requirements for city festivals and events . Together with other heads of public order departments, Wandrey contacted the Hessian Minister of the Interior, Roman Poseck draw attention to the burdens placed on blanket security regulations
“These new guidelines provide urgently needed clarity, strengthen the sense of responsibility of the organizers and give smaller festivals in particular the necessary leeway to hold them – without unnecessary hurdles,” said Wandrey.
Proportionality and responsibility are key
In the future, police threat assessments will between abstract and concrete threat situations . This differentiation will make it possible to avoid excessive security measures proportionality is paramount: protective measures should be limited to the necessary minimum – especially at local events with low attendance.
Wandrey emphasizes that organizers remain responsible for the safety of their event.
"Absolute safety is impossible. Organizers must prepare for realistic risks, not for every conceivable eventuality."
New guidelines for access control
also be clear threshold values access control
- Technical barriers are mandatory for events with 15,000 or more visitors .
- For events with fewer than 5,000 visitors, it is usually unnecessary .
- For events with between 5,000 and 15,000 people, individual assessments by regulatory authorities and the police – depending on the location, size and symbolism of the event.
Depending on the situation, even non-certified barriers be recognized as suitable protective measures.
(DARMSTADT – RED/PSD)
