# PFRA and TSI to map cold calling control zones

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/06/15/pfra-and-tsi-map-cold-calling-control-zones/
- Published: 2010-06-15T08:01:08+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Public Fundraising Regulatory Association (PFRA) and the Trading Standards Institute(
TSI) have agreed to map Cold Calling Control Zones (CCCZs) throughout the UK and
issue guidance on how and when they apply to charity fundraising.

They are working together after the Institute of Fundraising revised its code of
practice on face-to-face fundraising to include new recommendations on fundraising
within CCCZs. The revised code says that charity fundraisers should observe CCCZs
that are set up in accordance with [Trading Standards Institute](http://www.tradingstandards.gov.uk)
guidance.

It also says that fundraisers may enter CCCZs that are not set up according to TSI
guidance provided they have:

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• conducted a reputational risk assessment

• established a policy on fundraising in CCCZs that has been approved by their trustees.

Mick Aldridge, PFRA’s Chief Executive, said: “As the organisation that is tasked
with enforcing the code of practice, we need the most up-to-date picture we can 
get of how many CCCZs exist, where they are, and whether they conform to TSI guidance.
Doorstep face-to-face fundraising has been increasing over the past two years and
we expect this trend to continue. That’s why we are keen to work with the TSI to
establish with confidence the limited number of areas where charities ought not 
fundraise.”

TSI’s chief executive Ron Gainsford says: “No cold calling zones are a very important
area of work that TSI launched in 2005 – it has since then steadily grown in popularity
among consumers who want to have a say on whether they get cold called on their 
doorstep or not. We are very pleased about the revised code of practice and look
forward to continue working with PRFA to achieve a clearer and more uniform relationship
between doorstep charity fundraising and NCCZs.”

www.pfra.org.uk

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