If you want to collect money or sell items on the street for charity, you might need a street collection licence, depending on your local council
England and WalesIssued by your council
What this covers
Charity and communitySocial care
Why you need it
Parliament created it. The power to require it comes from Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916.
What the Act carries
What our graph holds for Police, Factories, & c. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 as a whole — the Act behind this licence, not the licence conditions themselves.
Duties on businesses
1
Penalties
1
Exemptions
0
Duties on businesses under the Act
Contravene street collection regulations s.5
What happens if you get it wrong
Contravene street collection regulations Fine up to £200
Your local council issues this. Councils apply the same statute but set their own fees, conditions and timescales.
Where to apply
Duty, penalty and exemption labels are Guvnor’s analysis of the enabling instrument, not the instrument itself. Fees, forms and conditions are set by the issuing authority — always check the linked source.