House to house collection licences
If you would like to collect money or sell articles door to door, shop to shop, pub to pub, etc. for charitable purposes, you must obtain a house to house collection licence, it is an offence to hold a collection without one.
Details of the House to House Collection Act 1939 and the House to House Regulations 1947, can be found at The Stationery Office, 123 Kingsway, London WC2B 6PQ.
Anyone promoting or taking part in a house to house collection must comply with these Regulations as a failure to do so is an offence which may result in prosecution.
For more information and to download an application form visit the The Metropolitan Police website.
