Kennet District Council Statement Policy

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Last revised: 7 August 2008

  1. The designated areas for Street Collections in Kennet will be on streets and/or public places in the towns of Devizes, Marlborough, Pewsey, Tidworth and Ludgershall (i.e. the main settlements in Kennet). Collections are not normally permitted in any other towns/villages etc

  2. No organisation will be permitted more than two collections within any one calendar year. See below for more information

  3. There shall be no more than two collections in any of the above-designated areas per week. They shall be on different days unless, there is a morning or afternoon collection with no overlap of time or the organisations concerned have specifically agreed to collect on the same day, or at the same time of day

  4. Applications for a collection in any year should be received no later than 1st September of the preceding year. Dates will then be allocated on first come first served basis. Late applications or applications for a second application in any one year will be considered after the 1st April of that year. Dates will then be allocated according to availability, again on first come first served basis.

  5. Kennet based charities or recognised national charities will be given priority along with those who hold an Exemption Certificate from the Home Office for the purposes of house to house collections. Charities who hold National Flag days will be given priority on dates where possible.

  6. Within one month of the date of any collection the person to whom the permit has been granted shall forward to the Kennet District Council a Statement of Returns. Organisations who do not comply with this requirement will not be issued with a permit the following year, nor be considered for a second permit in that year

  7. Any applications from persons/organisations judged, in the opinion of the Solicitor to the Council, not to be fit and proper persons to hold a licence, based upon consultation undertaken/reliable information received, will be refused.

  8. Note:- ‘Table top sales’ are legally classified as Street Collections and therefore fall within the remit of this policy.

January 2001