house to house collection licences
Where someone wishes to carry out charitable collections and will be going from house to house or business to business, a permit will generally be required from the Local Authority. This includes collections which are for any charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose.
If you wish to carry out collections in the Broadland area you will require a permit from Broadland District Council, issued under the House to House Collections Act 1939.
Some larger charities hold an Exemption Certificate issued by the Home Office. This means that the charity will not require a permit to carry out collections. However the charity should contact the Licensing Team to confirm the dates that they wish to collect in the Broadland area.
Collections carried out by commercial companies, where it is made very clear that the collection is for a commercial (not charitable) purpose, are also exempt from requiring a permit.
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what to do next...
- Search the House to House Collections Register online
- If you require a permit, download, fill in and return the attached application form to the Licensing team
- Where a company is applying to carry out house to house collections on behalf of a charity, we will also require accounts from the company, detailing how much money is being made from the collections, the costs incurred in carrying out the collections and the subsequent amount that is donated to the charity
- Following the collection, download, fill in and return the attached returns certificate to the Licensing team
- Contact the Licensing team
- If you have concerns over whether a charity or company is carrying out collections in the Broadland District legitimately
- For further information and advice
forms
house to house application form [PDF, 38 Kb]
house to house return certificate [PDF, 40 Kb]
documents
house to house collections code 2011 [PDF, 210 Kb]
further information
On receipt of a complete and valid application, a permit will be issued to the promoter of the collections. The collectors will then be required to obtain identity badges and forms from The Stationery Office at the following address: The Stationery Office, House to House Collection Customer Services, PO Box 29, Norwich, NR3 1GN (ISBN 9780133407422).
The Stationery Office will supply identity badges and forms on receipt of a completed application form and permit.
The Institute of Fundraising has published best practice guidelines for House to House Collections which are attached above.
related pages
contact us
| Licensing Team |
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| Broadland District Council Thorpe Lodge 1 Yarmouth Road Thorpe St Andrew Norwich NR7 0DU |
| tel: 01603 430574 |
| fax: 01603 430616 |
| email: environ.enforcement@broadland.gov.uk |