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A licence is required to undertake a 'house to house' collection, under the House to House Collections Act 1939. A copy of the Regulations will be attached to the licence when the application is granted.

A licence is required principally for door to door charitable collections, either made with collecting tins or by returning to collect a previously posted envelope. It will also cover collections of money made on a "pub crawl" and for example collections of tin foods for redistribution or "jumble" for charity sales. As with the street collection permits there are returns to be made to us within a stipulated time and an account sheet is included with the permit when an application is granted to be returned after the House to House collection period is completed.

A house to house collection licence can be granted for any period up to one year. All applications will be vetted to ensure the organisation applying is genuine.

Do I need to apply for a Licence?

Unless a 'Cabinet Office Exemption Order' has been granted most of the smaller, and particularly local groups and organisations need a permit before they can collect money (or articles which they intend to sell later), from door to door, (House to House). Please check with the Licensing Office (contact details below) before making any collections.

Contact Us

Licensing Services
Lister Road Depot
Dudley
West Midlands
DY2 8JW

Opening Hours: Offices are open from 8am to 4pm daily
Applicants are seen by appointment only

Offices are closed at weekends and Bank Holidays.