This is a term used in official guidance a lot. It means that a venue is following COVID-Secure guidelines. There are lots of guidelines that cover different sectors and types of venue. The one relevant to our groups is the DCMS Performing Arts guidance.
Venues have certain criteria that they must meet in order to allow organised activity to take place in their premises and be a COVID-Secure venue. As the measures needed to make one venue COVID-Secure will be different to another, it is best not to think of this as a strict definition with a fixed list of items to be ticked off before a venue can be deemed ‘COVID-Secure’. Think of it as a general term for a venue that has effective measures in place to reduce the risk of COVID and ensure it is a safe environment to be in. You should ask your venue if they are following COVID-Secure guidelines, if they are not then you should not use them. As a minimum a venue should:
- Complete a COVID specific risk assessment.
- Implement measures that help to enforce social distancing.
- Implement a regular and thorough cleaning/sanitising schedule.
- Implement Test and Trace for all users (including staff).
- Communicate their plans and measures to their users.
