If you intend to hold a public procession, march or parade in East Ayrshire you must submit a notice of proposal to hold a public procession to our licensing section. Licensing work closely with Police Scotland to ensure that these events are organised in a safe manner and cause minimal disruption and inconvenience.
Your notification must give details of the date, time, route and estimated number of people taking part in the procession. You must also submit a public procession risk assessment, which is attached as part of the notification process.
Following a review by the Scottish Government, the rules governing public processions, marches and parades have been changed and organisers must give the Council at least 28 days notice of an intention to hold a public procession rather than the previous seven days which were required.
How to submit a notification
If you wish to make a notification, please complete our notice of proposal to hold a public procession and risk assessment form (PDF 352 KB).
You must also agree and adhere to the code of conduct.
Details of notification
To ensure that communities are aware of public processions, marches and parades in their area, we will publish details of all applications on our website. These details are also forwarded to all organisations on our opt-in list.
View details of public processions applied for, pending and decisions taken.
Concerns about a parade or march
If you have any concerns about a parade or march taking place you can make representations.
Information about how to make a representation is available at Scottish Government: Review of marches and parades in Scotland.