Charitable Collection - Street Collection Licence
If you wish to make a collection for charitable purposes you need to obtain a permit under the Street Collections Regulations. Within month after the collection you will be required to forward a statement detailing the list of collectors, the amount collected and the expenses and payments incurred.
Eligibility criteria
The collections must be for a charitable purpose.
Regulation summary
The power to regulate street collections and issue licences is contained in the Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 (c.31) and the following Council regulations 'Street Collection Regulations'
Application evaluation process
You will need to complete a Street Collection Application Form Applications are considered for the current year and one year in advance (January to December), with the diary for the year after that being opened in each November.
A maximum of two street collections are allowed in the same part of the District in any one month. This limit is normally waived in December.
Preference is given, as far as possible, to applications which are local in nature and any short notice applications received for the benefit of a national emergency.
Where a street collection permit has been granted to an organisation, no further permit will be issued to that organisation for another collection in the same year, which means that if several branches exist, they should liaise before submitting a single application.
Will tacit consent apply?
Yes. This means that you will be able to act as though your application is granted if you have not heard from the local authority by the end of the target completion period of a maximum of 40 days.
Application
You may apply by downloading the form below and sending together with the supporting documentation by email to licensing@easthant.gov.uk or post to:
East Hampshire District Council
Licensing Office
PO Box 176
Penns Place
Petersfield
Hampshire
GU31 4WT
Apply online (external links)
Please contact the licensing office to check available dates before completing application form. Links open in a new window.
Failed application redress
Please contact EHDC in the first instance:
Tel: 01730 234355 email: licensing@easthants.gov.uk
There is no statutory right of appeal if you are refused a licence but you may appeal to the High Court for a review of the decision.
Licence holder redress
Please contact EHDC in the first instance:
Tel: 01730 234355 email: licensing@easthants.gov.uk
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 (external link) will give you advice. From outside the UK contact the UK European Consumer Centre (external link).
Please contact the Local Authority:
Tel: 01730 234355 email: licensing@easthants.gov.uk