Safe festival views: NRW relies on transparent security concepts

Safe festival views: NRW relies on transparent security concepts

On March 12, 2025, a security conference took place in the Recklinghausen police headquarters, which focused on the current topic of security at events in public spaces. The focus of the exchange was the discussion about the challenges and developments in the field of crime and traffic accidents from 2024. Police President informed those present about the increasing requirements that must be observed when planning and implementing events.

The security situation has changed in recent years, which makes planning of events increasingly complex. The focus of the conference was on the safety of outdoor events, which is of great importance for visitors and organizers. The more numbers and graphs the security conference offered, the clearer it became that a close coordination between organizers, city, security players and the police is essential. bottroper Zeitung reports that the participants have exchanged their experiences as well as financial and personnel challenges at past and planned events.

orientation framework for security concepts

A central point of the discussion was the "orientation framework for the municipal planning, approval, implementation and follow -up of events", which was created by the Ministry of the Interior North Rhine -Westphalia. This framework offers nationwide, transparent standards in the voting and decision-making process and was first published in 2012 and was later revised. The aim is to support municipalities in the planning and implementation of events with increased risk potential. in NRW emphasizes that the framework is based on proven practical experience and a structured procedure should ensure security at large events.

The participants agreed that future events should be considered and evaluated individually. The necessary measures should be adjusted after joint evaluation in order to achieve the greatest possible security. This also includes the agreement on close and early exchange as well as mutual support in planning and implementing events.

structured security procedure

The orientation framework also recommends the naming of central contacts in the municipalities. These use a coordination body that consists of the relevant offices and authorities to evaluate security measures. The organizers are encouraged to contact the central contacts of the local administration, forward inquiries to the respective offices and activate the coordination bodies with increased risk potential. This structured procedure contributes significantly to the improvement of the responsibilities of the main administrative officials who are responsible for the safety of events.