House to House Collection Licences
Applications must be made one month before the proposed collection date. Please ensure you have read the guidance notes before completing the application form on the right-hand side of this page. The form takes about 10 minutes to complete online and you can monitor your progress using the progress bar at the bottom of the screen.
The following rules apply to fund raising collections:
- Persons under the age of 16 are not permitted to act as collectors and it is the responsibility of the promoter of the collection to enforce this
- Every collector must carry a collecting box, which must be numbered and securely closed and sealed so that it cannot be opened without the seal being broken
- The numbering of the collection boxes must be consecutive
- All money received during a collection must immediately be place in a collection box
- All collection boxes must prominently display the name of the charity of fund for which the collection is taking place
- All collection boxes must be opened in the presence of the promoter and another responsible person, except in cases where the unopened box is delivered straight to the bank. In that instance the bank is permitted to open the collection box
- The person opening the box must count the contents and enter the amount with the number of the collecting box on a list, which must be certified by that person
- Payments must not be made to any collector, or any person, directly or indirectly connected with the promotion that has not been approved by Bracknell Forest Council in the application
- Within one month of the collection taking place the attached form must be completed and forwarded to Bracknell Forest Council, along with a list of collectors and a list of the amounts collected in each box
- If a licence is granted each licensee may be held individually responsible for complying with the licence conditions
House to House Collections Regulations 1947 (as amended)
- House-to-house collections can not take place with in the Borough of Bracknell Forest without a permit for the collection unless the Secretary of State concludes that the collection is for a charity that pursues a charitable purpose throughout the whole or substantial part of England and Wales
- House-to-house licences can not be granted for a period of longer than twelve months. If a licence is refused or revoked an appeal can be made to the Secretary of State within fourteen days of any such notification
- All collectors must have a certificate of authority, a badge and if collecting money a box or receipt book
- The form of certificates and badges can be obtained from HMSO
- Collectors must not carry out the collection in such a manner that will annoy or cause a nuisance to any person or remain in, or at the door of any house where they have been requested to leave
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