Issue - meetings

The Committee considered a report that set out an approach for consultation on the proposed Charitable Collections Policy.

It was a requirement that licensing authorities regularly review and update their policies to reflect changes in legislation, guidance and local circumstances. As part of this duty it was considered appropriate for the Council to consult on a Charitable Collections Policy as proposed in this report.

There had been an increase nationally in the number of bogus House to House collectors in the last few years and as such it was vital that licences are issued to legitimate applicants.  This would give the public confidence that if the collection is licensed an adequate proportion of their donations were being given to the appropriate charity.  It was confirmed that exceptions to this policy may be made for collections such as the Royal British Legions Poppy Appeal.

RESOLVED:

1.     That the new Policy for consultation and the consultation timetable outlined in the report at 7.9 be approved.

2.     That following the consultation period, the proposed policy (together with a summary of the key consultation comments) be considered further by the committee at its next meeting with a view to recommending the policy to Full Council for formal adoption.