Licence summary
To collect money or sell articles for the benefit of charitable
or other purposes in England or Wales you require a street
collection Licence from your local council.
Eligibility criteria
No Provision in the legislation.
Fees
Currently Peterborough City Council does not charge for this
Licence.
Regulation summary
Every promoter of a collection must exercise all due diligence
to secure that persons authorised to act as collectors are fit and
proper persons and to secure compliance by collectors within the
Regulations.
No promoter of a collection shall permit any person to act as a
collector unless he has issued to that person a prescribed official
identification badge and a collection box marked with a general
indication of the purpose of the collection and a distinguishing
number.
Application evaluation process
On receipt of an application form, it is checked to see if the
applicant has been issued with a Licence in the past.
If they have not applied for a Licence before, their details
will be subject to a Police Check (this can take several days to
obtain). The results of this check will determine whether or not a
Licence will be issued to them.
Once this has been checked a Licence Number is issued in line
with Peterborough City Councils procedures.
A Licence is issued containing all the relevant information,
together with Form of Statement and the Official Badges for the
Collectors.
Apply Online
Application to licence a street collection
Supply a return for a street collection
Will tacit consent apply?
No. It is in the public interest that Peterborough City Council
must process your application before a licence can be granted. If
you have not heard from Peterborough City Council with a reasonable
period (28 days), you can do this online
here if you applied through the Business Link service
or contact us using the details below.
Public register
No public Register exists.
Failed application redress
Any applicant refused a permit can appeal in writing to the
Markets and Commercial Trading Manager, at the Contact details as
above but appeals must be lodged within 14 days of the refusal.
You have the right to appeal to the Minister for the Cabinet
office
Licence holder redress
You have the right to appeal to the Minister for the Cabinet
Office. Appeals must be lodged within 14 days of the decision.
Other redress
It is always advisable to make contact with The Markets and
Commercial Trading Manager in writing giving details of any
complaints eg, more than one collection at the same time in the
same area.
Contact details
City Centre Services
City Operations
Operations Department
Peterborough City Council
Town Hall
Bridge Street
Peterborough
PE1 1HG
Email: city.centre.services@peterborough.gov.uk
Telephone: 01733 452288 between 9.00am and 5.00pm Monday to
Friday.