Apply for street collections licence
Permission must be granted by the us before a street collection for charitable or philanthropic purposes (money or goods) can take place within the Council's area.
How to apply
- Contact licensing@nuneatonandbedworth.gov.uk for an application form
Fee
There is no fee payable.
Where can collections take place and what for
The legislation only allows collections to take place in any street or public place. Street is defined as including any highway and any public bridge, road, lane, footway, square, court, alley, or passage, whether a thoroughfare or not.
If a shop doorway cannot be sealed off from public access, then for the purposes of the Act, a permit would be required for any collection taking place there, even though the land is privately owned and the owner may have given permission. A permit is not required to collect inside the shop.
The nature of a street collection allows for the collection of money or the sale of articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes, but this is not defined in any way.
The Council do not usually allow more than one street collection to take place on any one day, although special arrangements exist in December for undertaking street collections in the town centres. Please contact the Licensing Section direct for any proposed collections in these areas during December.
We reserve the right to make more detailed enquiries about your application in certain circumstances. This could include requesting that the applicant or any other person connected with the organisation submits a police check at our request.
Application process
- The decision period to process applications is 28 days
- The decision period will not begin until all required information has been received by the Council
- A return form must be completed following the collection and returned to us. Returns should be submitted within 28 days of the collection
Eligibility, penalties and regulation summary
Details of the regulations and penalties can be found in a Summary of the regulations and eligibility criteria for this licence can be supplied by emailing us.
See also the Street collection regulations document for conditions covering collections in the Borough.
Tacit consent applies to this application. That means that an application is automatically approved if a decision is not made within the above decision period.