Street collection licences
Licence summary
Charities or societies wishing to collect money or sell
articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes in England
or Wales require a street collection licence from the local
authority.
One collection per year is allowed with one charity or
society only authorised to collect on
the day in any town within the District.
There is no charge for this licence.
Eligibility Criteria
No provision in the legislation.
Regulation Summary
Application Evaluation Process
No provision in the legislation.
How long will it take to receive a
licence?
Following receipt of the application form and any necessary
attachments you can expect to hear from us normally within 28
days.
Tacit Consent applies: this means that you will be able to act
as though your application is granted if you have not heard from us
by the end of the target period. If you have not heard
from us within a reasonable period please contact us. You
can do this
online if you applied through the UK Welcomes service or use
the contact details below.
Apply online
In order to make an application online, you must complete one
of the following forms:
Apply to run a charitable
collection.
Notify us of the
result of a charitable collection.
Alternatively if you do not wish to apply online you may
download an application form from the Form Links section of this
page.
Failed Application Redress
Please contact your Local Authority in the the first
instance.
Licence Holder Redress
Please contact your Local Authority in the first instance.
Consumer Complaint
We would always advise that in the
event of a complaint the first contact is made with the trader by
you - preferably in the form a letter (with proof of delivery). If
that has not worked, if you are located in the UK, Consumer Direct will give
you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre.
Other redress
For example: about noise, pollution etc. contact the
local authority (noise/pollution report
form).
Trade associations
None.