Charity Collections
If you want to collect money or sell articles in any public place within the Borough, for the benefit of charitable or other purposes, then you must hold a street collection permit issued to you by Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council. It is an offence for any person to collect money or sell articles without the benefit of a permit and/or to breach the adopted regulations.
If you wish to collect within the area known as the 'top of town' which includes Winchester Street, London Street, Market Place, Wote Street and Church Street, collections will be limited to one per week (two in the weeks leading up to Christmas) and will not be permitted on market days which are Wednesdays and Saturdays.
We operate a voluntary code of conduct for companies collecting by direct debit and companies wishing to collect by this method are asked to contact the licensing team for further details.
The Council has made Regulations about charity collections and you can get a copy by clicking on the link below or requesting a copy using the email link at the bottom of this page.
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