Flag Days are what Bath & North East Somerset Council call street collections that are allowed to be held all day in the centre of Bath.
Your charity may call its collection dates flag days, but unless they are allocated for a whole day in Bath city centre, we do not class them as Flag Days.
NB Any collectors wishing to collect in the Southgate area of Bath must first obtain permission from the Southgate Manager.
Unlike Street Collections, you must apply the year before your planned Flag Day, and before 1 September.
No application form is needed, but a letter (on headed paper) stating the required month of your planned Flag Day should be sent to:
Licensing Section
Bath & North East Somerset
Environmental & Consumer Services
9 - 10 Bath Street
Bath
BA1 1SN
In September all the applications are considered. Only a few Flag Days are allotted each year, so not all applications are successful.
If your application has been successful, you will be notified by 1 January.
Your permit will then be sent to you in due course.
There are legal regulations for carrying out street collections. A copy of these regulations are sent to you with the permit.
Within one month of the collection, the Council must have received a financial return (‘Form of Statement’) showing how much money was collected and how much of this went to the charity. It must also be signed by a qualified accountant. A blank Form of Statement will be sent to you with your permit.
If you would like a copy of the Council Regulations or the Form of Statement for Street Collections, please contact us.