Agenda item

Determination of Applications for House to House Collection Permits

Minutes:

Consideration was given to a report, presented by the Assistant Director, Community Safety and Street Scene, concerning the following applications for the grant of promoter’s permits to carry out a house-to-house collection:-

 

Organisation

Area

Date

UK Clothing Caravan Ltd. on behalf of Children with Cancer UK

Whole of the Borough

20th July, 2020 – 20th September, 2020

 

Just Helping Children Charity

Whole of the Borough

3rd August, 2020 – 2nd August, 2021

 

Recycling Proline Ltd. on behalf of Cancer Research and Genetics UK

Whole of the Borough

 

24th August, 2020 - 20th August, 2021

Personal Fundraising Services Ltd. on behalf of National Deaf Children’s Society

Whole of the Borough

 

6th April, 2020 - 29th March, 2021

Personal Fundraising Services Ltd. on behalf of Wood Green, the animal Charity

Whole of the Borough

6th April, 2020 – 29th March, 2021

 

 

Personal Fundraising Services Ltd. on behalf of Childlife

Whole of the Borough

6th April, 2020 – 29th March, 2021

Recycling Solutions NW Ltd. on behalf of Cancer Relief UK

Whole of the Borough

1st November, 2020 – 31st October, 2021

Child and Teenage Cancer and Leukaemia Foundation

Whole of the Borough

1st January, 2021 – 31st December, 2021

 

Clarification was provided around the granting of promoter’s permits for House to House Collections and Covid.  An application could only be granted in accordance with the Policy and could not be granted on condition of the promoter having a written risk assessment.  However, a letter could be sent to any approved promoter  requesting they ensure they operated within the Covid guidance.

 

Resolved:-  (1) That a letter be prepared, in conjunction with Legal Services, to be provided to any successful promoter to carry out House to House Collections with regard to their responsibility to ensure compliance with Covid guidance.

 

(2)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the application by UK Clothing Caravan Ltd. (on behalf of Children with Cancer UK), be deferred pending further financial information and proposed dates of collection.

 

(3)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the application by Just Helping Children Charity be deferred pending further financial information.

 

(4)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the applications by Recycle Proline Ltd. (on behalf of Cancer Research and Genetics UK) be refused as it did not meet Policy requirements i.e. at least 80% of the total proceeds from a collection.

 

(5)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the applications by Personal Fundraising Services Ltd (on behalf of Wood Green, the Animal Charity, Childlife and Cancer Relief UK) be deferred for:-

 

(a)  additional financial information

(b)  information as to their due diligence checks given the means of collection and the processes involved in the collection of information .

 

(6)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the application by Recycling Solutions NW Ltd. (on behalf of Cancer Relief UK) be approved and a promoter’s permit be granted.

 

(7)  That, in accordance with the provisions of the House to House Collections Act 1939, the application by Child and Teenage Cancer and Leukaemia Foundation be refused on the grounds that insufficient financial information had been provided as well as the statutory declaration having not been signed.

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