Persons wishing to undertake charitable house to house collections in Huntingdonshire must apply to the Council for a House to House Collection Permit.

Organisations in receipt of a Home Office Exemption are not required to apply locally. However they are requested to advise the Council in writing of the existence of their exemption along with the date and location of collection. Having received this information the Council can avoid double booking an area.

Please note: Before applying to the Council applicants are to telephone the Assistant Licensing Officer on 01480 388209 to establish that the preferred collection area and date is available and if available they will be able to make a provisional booking. It is the Council's policy to allow only one collection in a location at any one time.

Written applications must be received at least 28 days prior to the required date.

On being granted a permit to collect applicants will be issued with a certificate for the information of H M Stationery Office to enable them to obtain prescribed certificates of authority and the number of badges required. This certificate must be taken or sent to H M Stationery Office from which the prescribed certificates of authority and badges will be issued. It is an offence for any collector to collect without having in his/her possession the required signed authority and badge. The address of H M Stationery Office is St Clements House, 2 - 16 Colgate, Norwich, NR3 1BQ telephone number 08706005522

Following the collection a form of statement must be returned to the Council within one month giving an account of monies raised.

The application form and the form of statement can be downloaded via the links on the right.