The Police, Factories, etc (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 enables local authorities to grant permits for collections in the street or a public place. A street collection permit is required if the collection is for charitable or similar purposes and the Council will vet the suitability of the applicant and will check that the money collected goes to the stated purpose of the collection. Consideration will also be given to the number of other collections taking place on the appropriate date and to the location of the collection.

The City Council grants permits for Saturdays in the City centre in the preceding December of each year, and after that will only consider applications for Saturdays in localised areas, or for disasters which could not have been foreseen.

• Click here to download the Police, Factories etc. (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1916 - Section 5 as amended by the Local Government Act 1972, Section 251 and Schedule 29, Paragraph 22 (23KB)
  
  

• Contact Us - Please contact us by telephone on 0115 91 56773 for a preliminary discussion to ascertain whether an application is required.  Alternatively, this information can be requested by a Service Request Form.

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