Approved collections and fundraising

This list includes:

• House to house collections (including pub to pub)
• Street collections
• Joint Collections (House to House and Street Collection)
• Collections by National Exemption Order Holders
• Face-to-face fundraising (please be aware that face to face fundraising is not a regulated activity, however this activity is carried out in co-operation with us). More information can be found on Public Fundraising Association (external link).

Permit / Licence Exemptions

A number of charitable organisations do not require a permit / licence because they hold a National Exemption Order issued by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport for collections either carried out by themselves or on their behalf by a commercial fundraising company.

A List of organisations which hold national exemption orders can be found at:

• List of National Exemption Order holders - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

In order to give the town centres and their visitors a break, one week out of six will usually be left free and no collectors / fundraisers will be allowed in Wigan or Leigh town centres during that period (street collections only). We will therefore not consider applications or requests for either area during the following weeks:

2024

• 1st April - 7th April 2024
• 13th May - 19th May 2024
• 24th June - 30th June 2024
• 5th August - 11th August 2024
• 16th September - 22nd September 2024
• 28th October - 3rd November 2024
• 9th December - 15th December 2024.

List of approved collections and fundraising