When appointing a venue, the LTA will email all prospective venues a specific competition risk assessment form in relation to hosting a County Cup Event. Once venues have completed this form, the LTA will review and if there are no safeguarding or other significant issues that would prevent the event from going ahead, the competition risk assessment forms will be sent to Counties for their information and action.  Counties will need to ensure they review these documents and liaise with the venues around any planning that may be necessary, for example, if a form indicates a venue has limited catering facilities on site, Counties should note this and factor it into their planning. On arrival at the venue the Referee will also conduct a risk assessment.
When a County organises an event directly, the county is required to ensure that the host venue and its facilities are fit for purpose. One way of doing so is to ensure the host venue has appropriately assessed its venue facilities and requesting copies will provide clarity. Counties can use the competition risk assessment form should they wish to, as this is a public document available