Street collections
Street collections include collection of money and sale of
articles for the benefit of charitable purposes.
All street collections must be authorised by Carlisle City
Council in writing by way of a Street Collection permit.
To apply for a permit you must send a letter to the council,
preferably on the headed notepaper of the organisation you are
representing, stating the date, times and location of the
collection.
The Regulatory Panel at their December meeting each year,
consider all street collection applications for the following year.
They take into account the charity or nature of collection
requested, whether the applicant was granted a collection in
previous years and whether the necessary 'Form of Statement'
(Statement of accounts) was returned to the City Council. They then
allocate the successful applications various dates throughout the
following year.
All applicants will be notified of the result and must carry
their letter of authorisation with them during the collection. The
Police or an officer of Carlisle City Council may require its
production. The applicant must complete the 'Form of Statement' and
return it to the City Council licensing office within one month of
the collection date.
The legislation concerning collections is being reviewed by the
government and a Charities Bill is expected to be published in
2010/2011.