Street Collection Permits

Draft new legislation currently in development is likely to result in changes to our current procedures (2006-7).

Our aim is to ensure that charitable collections are lawful, and that monies raised are likely to reach the stated destination. The process can include checks into the suitability of the organiser, and checking financial accounts.

A “street collection” is a donation of money or goods collected in a public place, benefiting a charitable or philanthropic cause.

We are unable to control “direct debit” collectors as there is no physical transfer of goods. This will change, in the new scheme.

We can issue Street Collection Permits for the towns of Droitwich, Evesham and Pershore as well as for the village of Broadway.

We seek the views of town and parish councils about both the applicants and the frequency of collections that are acceptable to residents in those areas: where town/ parish councils feel unable to support individual applications, we write to Licensing Committee Members asking that they either support refusal or meet to consider the applications. In the proposed new scheme we will have less control over the frequency of collections perceived to be acceptable in particular areas.

To allow fair allocation of available collection dates, a closing date for applications is set at the end of October, for collections proposed to take place in the following calendar year. Applicants after that date are to be advised that their application will be held back until the following year.

We currently allow no more than one collection per organisation, per town in any one calendar year: we allow only one collection at a venue at any time.

There is no statutory right of appeal against refusal by a council to grant an application.

Dates for 2008 Street Collection Permits have now been set.  Please click on the links below to view permits granted.

• Broadway Street Collection Permits for 2008  (54.68 KB)
• Droitwich Spa Street Collection Permits for 2008  (53.98 KB)
• Evesham Street Collection Permits for 2008  (55.75 KB)
• Pershore Street Collection Permits for 2008  (56.39 KB)