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Background
Cheshire West and Chester Council is undertaking a consultation to support the development of its draft Street Collection Policy.
Anyone wishing to undertake a public collection (of cash) or to sell articles for a charitable purpose in a street (public place) must hold a street collection permit. A permit is not required if the collection is on private property. A permit is also not required if no payment is taken at the time but a commitment to make a donation in the future is given (for example, by setting up a direct debit mandate).
The Council’s draft Charitable Street Collection Policy affects any person, society, committee or other body of persons responsible for any collection of money or sale of any article for charitable purposes in any street or public place. The policy incorporates statutory legal regulations related to street collection legislation and guidance, including the following:
the conditions/regulations under which permits are granted
guidance on how applicants should conduct a street collection
an explanation of the local restrictions that further control or prohibit collections in some locations within the borough
an explanation of when exemptions for street collection permits/requirements will be considered
an explanation of when a permit will not be granted.
Whilst the statutory legal regulations within the policy cannot be amended, there are some elements of the policy which are discretionary that we welcome your views on. These include:
The application process
Location restrictions
Exemptions
Refusals to grant a collection permit.
Find out more
The full draft policy can be seen here. This information is also available in web-accessible format here.
Information on which parts of the Charitable Street Collection Policy that are not fixed by regulations can be found here.
Share your views
Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation can share their comments by:
This consultation is open until Tuesday 13 May 2025.
What happens next
The consultation findings will be considered by the Licensing Committee on 10 June 2025. This is a public meeting, and you are able to register your attendance.
A summary report on the outcome of the consultation will be produced and published on the council website and a final version of the policy will be made available to all applicants and on the council website.
Background
Cheshire West and Chester Council is undertaking a consultation to support the development of its draft Street Collection Policy.
Anyone wishing to undertake a public collection (of cash) or to sell articles for a charitable purpose in a street (public place) must hold a street collection permit. A permit is not required if the collection is on private property. A permit is also not required if no payment is taken at the time but a commitment to make a donation in the future is given (for example, by setting up a direct debit mandate).
The Council’s draft Charitable Street Collection Policy affects any person, society, committee or other body of persons responsible for any collection of money or sale of any article for charitable purposes in any street or public place. The policy incorporates statutory legal regulations related to street collection legislation and guidance, including the following:
the conditions/regulations under which permits are granted
guidance on how applicants should conduct a street collection
an explanation of the local restrictions that further control or prohibit collections in some locations within the borough
an explanation of when exemptions for street collection permits/requirements will be considered
an explanation of when a permit will not be granted.
Whilst the statutory legal regulations within the policy cannot be amended, there are some elements of the policy which are discretionary that we welcome your views on. These include:
The application process
Location restrictions
Exemptions
Refusals to grant a collection permit.
Find out more
The full draft policy can be seen here. This information is also available in web-accessible format here.
Information on which parts of the Charitable Street Collection Policy that are not fixed by regulations can be found here.
Share your views
Anyone wishing to respond to the consultation can share their comments by:
This consultation is open until Tuesday 13 May 2025.
What happens next
The consultation findings will be considered by the Licensing Committee on 10 June 2025. This is a public meeting, and you are able to register your attendance.
A summary report on the outcome of the consultation will be produced and published on the council website and a final version of the policy will be made available to all applicants and on the council website.
Where we're up to
Consultation open
Charitable Street Collection Policy Consultation is currently at this stage
This consultation exercise is open for responses.
Analysing results
this is an upcoming stage for Charitable Street Collection Policy Consultation
This consultation exercise is now closed and being analysed.
Findings available
this is an upcoming stage for Charitable Street Collection Policy Consultation
A copy of the feedback report will be available here.
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