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A street collection permit is required if the collection is for charitable or similar purposes and the Council will vet the suitability of the applicant and will check that the money collected goes to the stated purpose of the collection. Consideration will also be given to the number of other collections taking place on the appropriate date and to the location of the collection when we consider issuing any permit.

It is often assumed that collections can be held in shop doorways or car parks, without a Street Collection permit, because they are being held on 'privately owned land'. This is not true, as the legislation does not mention the ownership of the land or treat collections on 'privately owned land' as exempt from the licensing regulations. Any place that the public has access to, even though not as a right of way, may be considered as a public place. A Pedlar's Licence, issued by the Police cannot be used for this purpose. Only Local Authorities can issue Street Collection Permits under Section 5 of the Police, Factories, etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1916, as amended by the Local Government Act 1972 and Schedule 29 of that Act.)

There is no cost for the issuing of consent but there are rules to be followed in applying. Click on the following link for a copy of the Street Collection Regulations.

Street Collections are usually made by Charities. Collections usually take place in town centres on busy shopping days. Money is collected in sealed collection tins. There are regulations, which govern this type of collection. Permits are restricted to enable charities to raise money without their collections 'clashing' with those of other charities.
The purpose of the legal requirement to obtain a permit is to ensure collectors are properly authorised and that money is collected in a secure way and the total proceeds collected are properly accounted for.

Making an application

If you would like to apply for a permit please download and complete the attached form, or alternatively complete an electronic application through BusinessLink (This link will open in a new window). Please contact us before submitting your application so that we can check the availability of your preferred date. Applications must be made at least one month before the date of the proposed collection. When submitting a Street Collection application for a location outside a store, e.g. Morrison's, Tesco's, Waitrose and Sainsbury's, please enclose a copy of the store's permission letter.

A Statement of Return form should be completed and returned within one month of the date of the street collection together with the Street Collector Details. An electronic return (This link will open in a new window) may also be made via the BusinessLink portal.

If the amount raised exceeds £150, there is a requirement for a summary of the amounts collected and donated to the charity to be published in a newspaper circulating in the area where the collection was made. From January 2011 the Council is providing summary information about the monies raised by the collections on its website and the requirement to publish in a local newspaper will no longer be necessary.

Returns for 2011

Returns for 2012

Please note that if you have been granted a Street Collection Permit by this Council, another permit will not be granted until we have received your Form of Statement in respect of that collection.

If for any reason the collection will not take place, please inform us as soon as possible so that the date may be offered to other organisations.

Applications received 

Date	Collecting Organisation	Location
3-4 February 2012	Cats Protection	Outside Tesco's, Caterham Hill
23 February 2012	Rotary Club of Oxted and Limpsfield	Outside Boots' and Waitrose, Station Road East, Oxted
24-26 February 2012	Cancer Research UK	Oxted and Limpsfield including Morrison's, Oxted Station and Clackett Lane Services
25 February 2012	Cats Protection	Warlingham
2-3 March 2012	Marie Curie Cancer Care	Whole District
10 March 2012	Childreach International	Station Road West, Oxted
7 April 2012	Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund	Church Walk, Caterham
21 April 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Croydon Road and Station Avenue, Caterham
24 April 2012	Lingfield & Dormansland RNLI	Lingfield and Dormansland
28 April 2012	Save the Children	Station Road East and West and High Street, Limpsfield
28 April 2012	Rotary Club of Oxted and Limpsfield for the Stroke Association	Morrisons, Oxted
5 May 2012	RNLI	Caterham, Warlingham, Woldingham, Chaldon & Whyteleafe
12 May 2012	RNLI	Oxted East and West, Hurst Green and Limpsfield
19 May 2012	Cats Protection	Church Walk Shopping Centre
26 May 2012	Surrey Wildlife Trust	Station Road East, Oxted
26 May 2012	Oxted and Limpsfield Rotary	Morrison's, Oxted
9 June 2012	Caterham & District Carnival Committee	Caterham Hill and Valley
16 June 2012	Monica Cantwell Trust	Lingfield and Dormansland
23 June 2012	St John Ambulance	Whole District
30 June 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Station Road East, Oxted
30 June 2012	Oxted Carnival Committee	Station Road West, Oxted
7 July 2012	Oxted Carnival Committee	Procession Oxted East and West
7 July 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Croydon Road, Caterham
13 July 2012	Oxted Rotary Pram Race	Master Park, Church Lane, Haywain and High Street, Old Oxted
14 July 2012	Surrey Wildlife Trust	Caterham Valley and Station Avenue, Caterham
14 July 2012	One World Group	Morrisons, Oxted
20 July 2011	St Catherine's Hospice	Oxted Road; High Street; Bletchingley Road; Godstone Road, Godstone and High Street, Bletchingley
11 August 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Church Walk, Caterham
18 August 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Limpsfield Road, Westhall Road and around The Green, Warlingham
18 August 2012	Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund	Church Walk, Caterham
7-8 September 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Croydon Road and Station Avenue, Caterham
16 September 2012	Alzheimers Society	Godstone Green and Village - Memory Walk
22 September 2012	Lingfield and Dormansland World Development Group for Action Aid	Lingfield and Dormansland High Street
22 September 2012	Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund	Church Walk, Caterham
29 September 2012	Sutton & Croydon MS Therapy Centre	Church Walk, Caterham
6 October 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Station Road East and Station Road West, Oxted
6 October 2012	Caterham Overseas Aid Trust	Caterham Valley and Caterham Hill
10-11 October 2012	St Catherine's Hospice	Tesco's, Caterham Hill
27 October 2012	Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund	Church Walk, Caterham
3-10 November 2012	Royal British Legion	Whole District
22 November 2012	Ambulance Services Benevolent Fund	Church Walk, Caterham
1 December 2012	One World Group	Oxted East and West
8,13,14,15,19, 21 & 22 December 2012	Oxted & Limpsfield Rotary Club	Station Road East, Oxted

 

Direct debit canvassers

At present, charities canvassing direct debits do not require permission from the Council. Charities are encouraged to ensure that they do not overlap with other charities that have already applied for and received permission from the Council and with charities that also intend to canvass direct debits in the District. The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (This link will open in a new window) aims to ensure that all their fully accredited members adhere to the Institute of Fundraising Code of Practice, and , where necessary, take action if it is breached in any way. When canvassing, there should only be one Team of three with no slalom or obstructive layout.

The Council has been notified of the following canvassers operating in the District:

Date	Organisation	Area

 

Related Pages:

Street collections (charity)    Street collection returns 2011 (Pages)

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