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House to House Collections

The Licensing team at Shepway District Council is responsible for the licensing of House to House Collections.

Persons wishing to undertake charitable house to house collections in Shepway must apply to the Council for a House to House Collection Permit.

Organisations in receipt of a Home Office Exemption are not required to apply locally. However, they are requested to advise the Council in writing of the existence of their exemption along with the date and location of collection. Having received this information the Council can avoid over booking an area.

It is the Council's policy to allow two collections in a location at any one time.

On being granted a permit to collect applicants will be issued with a certificate for the information of H M Stationery Office to enable them to obtain prescribed certificates of authority and the number of badges required. This certificate must be taken or sent to H M Stationery Office from which the prescribed certificates of authority and badges will be issued. It is an offence for any collector to collect without having in his/her possession the required signed authority and badge. The address of H M Stationery Office is P.O.BOX 276, LONDON SW8 5DT, telephone number 08706005522

Following the collection a form of statement must be returned to the Council within one month giving an account of monies raised.