Licensing - Street Collections

Persons wishing to make a collection on behalf of a Charitable cause in a street or public place require a permit from the Council.

The licence is free of charge and is a legal requirement to ensure collectors are properly authorised and that money is collected in a secure way and the total proceeds collected are properly accounted for.

The five towns covered by West Wiltshire District Council include Trowbridge, Melksham, Bradford-on-Avon, Westbury and Warminster. Collections for any one charity will only be able to take place once in each town during each year.

In order to arrange a date for a Street Collection please email Licensing@westwiltshire.gov.uk with the following details:

• which town(s) you would like to collect in,
• which charity the collection will go to,
• and which dates you would like to collect on.

A member of the Licensing team will then contact you with the dates and towns that are available in order to stop a 'double-booking' with another charity.

An application form (see link below) will then need to be completed and returned to the licensing Section as soon as possible.

On receipt of a satisfactory application, the date will be allocated and a permit issued.

A Form of Statement should be returned to us within one month of a collection taking place.

• Street Collections Licence Application Form (PDF file, opens in new window)
• Street Collection Form of Statement (PDF file, opens in new window)
• Street Collection Regulations (PDF file, opens in new window)