Charitable Collection Permits

If you want to collect money or sell articles in any public place within the borough of Fareham, for the benefit of charitable or other purposes, then you must hold a charitable collection permit issued to you by Fareham Borough Council. It is an offence for any person to collect money or sell articles without the benefit of a permit and/or to breach the adopted regulations.

 

This page tells you: 

 

• Charities Act 2006 Policy (140 Kb)
• What legal requirements you must meet to get a permit
• What information we need from you to enable us to consider your application
• Apply online (this is an external hyperlink)

 

Please read this page carefully. Feel free to ask for advice at any time.

What are the Legal Requirements?

The main Act of Parliament covering the licensing of street collections is the Police, Factories etc (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916. This legislation allows authorities to make regulations concerning these collections and these are detailed further on.

 

We wish to grant as many permits as possible to help charitable or other purposes and will do so provided we are satisfied that:

 

1. You will collect money or sell articles for the benefit of charitable or other purposes in any street or public place in the borough of Fareham. For clarification purposes a street collection permit in the borough of Fareham would not be required for a collection held:

• inside a pub or club (if going from one pub to another you will need a House to House Collection Licence)
• inside a cinema or theatre
• in a private dwelling house
• in a works or business premises.

A permit is also not required for:

• the selling of articles in any street or public place when articles are sold in the ordinary course of trade and for the purposes of earning a livelihood.

Warning!

 

If selling in the course of trade you must not make any representation whatsoever that any part of the proceeds of sale will be devoted to any charitable purpose. Selling is only permitted in a street if you hold a Street Trading Consent issued by Fareham Borough Council.

 

1. You have been honest in supplying information to us and must not, under any circumstances, make a false statement at any time to obtain your permit. This is a serious offence.

• What information must you provide to us?
• Fees and Charges
• Charitable Collection Permit application form (45 Kb)

More information is available from the following links which are also available as leaflets 'Charitable Collections' and 'Regulations for Charitable Collection Permits'.

 

If you would like any further information please email us at regulatory@fareham.gov.uk or telephone on 01329 236100.

 

Further information can also be found on the Charities Commission (this is an external hyperlink) website.

 

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