Bogus collectors and theft

On-line Reporting Tool

This form is to enable us to gather reports of bogus collections whether they be criminals stealing legitimate collection sacks from outside peoples’ homes or fake companies and fake charities deceiving the public with collection materials that look like they are from a genuine charity.

We will collate the information and forward it to the police who will then be able to establish if there is a pattern to the criminality and help them to gather evidence for prosecutions.

Charity Retail Association members can download advice from the Crown Prosecution Service to police on the prosecution of bag theives on our members' area Resources page, and go to the Legal section.

Download advice from the CPS to police on the prosecution of bag thieves (members' area user name and password required)

Please fill in the survey further down this page or download the form (link below this paragraph) so you can pass it to other members of your staff such as regional managers or collection staff.

You can download the form here

We ask for your contact details but you can decide whether or not you want us to share them with the police. Would you like us to share your charity name and contact details with the police?

Yes
No, submit the information about the incident anonymously

What kind of incident was it?
Bogus collection
Theft of my house-to-house collection sacks
Theft of textile banks
Other, specify below

Description of the incident:

Was the incident reported to the police?

Yes
No

Please briefly explain what was the police’s response/action taken

Please, indicate if you collected any of the following evidence:

Vehicle registration number. Specify:
Name of the company. Specify:
Contact details of the company. Specify:
Other evidence. Specify:

Any other comments or information:

Please keep a copy of the form for your own records.