Agenda item

The Licensing Manager outlined a report in which the Committee was asked to endorse the re-adoption of the Home Office Model Street Collection Regulations and recommend that Council re- adopt the Regulations (previously adopted in June 1974).

The Officer advised that the Council did not currently have any specific policies for Street Collections or House Collections in place and the Licensing Team had recently reviewed current processes and procedures.  This had resulted in the creation of new draft policies for both types of collections which would be consulted on in due course for reasons of transparency.

Members raised a number of comments/ questions during the ensuing debate regarding individuals collecting for dubious causes in the Town Centre.  The Officer confirmed that it was for reasons such as this that the policy had been drafted and bogus companies conducting house to house collections would be struck off. It was also highlighted that new application forms had been created and that checks were made with the Charity Commission to confirm the status of collectors.

Resolved-

(a)   That the re-adoption of the Home Office Model Street Collection

  Regulations be endorsed.

(b)  That Council be recommended to re-adopt the Home Office Model Street Collection Regulations.