Street Collection Permit
Any organisation or person wishing to hold a Street Collection
for a Charitable Purpose must be in possession of a permit at the
time the collection takes place. Unless agreed otherwise by the
Council, only one collection may take place on any one day in any
one location. Although most organisations can only carry out a
collection on a Saturday, collections may take place on other days
of the week.
Sponsored walks do not need to be licensed but 'moving
collections' such as carnival processions and events which involve
collecting from the public along a route will require a permit.
With certain exception such as Clacton Carnival, an application to
hold this type of collection has to be considered by the Councils
Licensing [General Purposes] Sub-Committee. This Sub-Committee does
not sit at regular intervals and anyone wishing to apply for a
'moving collection' should contact the Licensing Section for advice
prior to incurring any expense with regard to advertising the event
or entering into any contracts in connection with the venture. It
is recommended that as much notice as possible be given to the
Council so that everything can be done to try and bring the
application to the Sub-Committee well in advance of the date
required.
Organisations who have been granted a Street Collection Permit
in the current year will automatically be sent the appropriate form
to enable them to apply for another collection for next year. This
is usually carried out on an annual basis every Autumn. However,
should an additional collection be wanted or if the form is spoilt
or not received, the Licensing Section will be pleased to issue
another form to you.
After the collection has taken place, you will need to request a
local paper to print details of the amount collected for the
organisation/charity and send a clipping of the article to the
Licensing section. The local paper does not normally charge for
this service. You will also need to complete a Return Form showing
how the money was distributed and give a list of the money gathered
by each collecting tin. Return forms will be sent to you when your
permit is issued, but if you need further forms they will be
supplied on request or can be downloaded.
If you wish to apply for a Street Collection Permit you can
download the relevant forms by clicking on the links below.
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