Joint Committee on the Draft Charities Bill Written Evidence


DCH 77 Notting Hill Housing Trust Charity Shops

From: Heavingham, Jenni [jheavingham@nhfoundation.org.uk]

Sent: 16 June 2004 15:46

To: 'scrutiny@parliament.uk'

Subject: submission to the joint committee

On behalf of Notting Hill Housing trust Charity shops.

l would like to fully support the submission made by the association of Charity shops regarding the de-regulatory measure set out in section 66 C(2) of the draft bill. The requirement to notify the precise day or date and location of each collection we make for our shops would be totally detrimental to our work it would undermine much needed funds raised by our shops for good causes. We like most other charity shops rely heavily on our door-to-door collections to keep our shops running, in turn this provides a very eco friendly way for recycling textiles ,books, and much more. The requirement does not bear out the cost that would be incurred and is unworkable for a small chain of shops like ours to administer

Amendment sought

* l agree with the association of Charity shops that paragraph 66 C(2)

of the draft bill should be amended so that the notification required for the collection of goods house-to-house by the charities local authorities should be made only on a periodic basis (e.g. annually) and in very general terms regarding timing/frequency and location. It should not be required for every individual collection

Jenni Heavingham

Retail Manager for the Notting Hill Housing Trust Charity Shops

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