# Code changes to static collections now in force

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/10/23/code-changes-static-collections-now-force/
- Published: 2017-10-23T10:00:26+01:00
- Author: Melanie May

**The Fundraising Regulator has implemented a number of changes to the Code on static
collections in response to concerns raised by fundraisers.**

According to the [Regulator](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/), the concerns
that were raised surrounded:

 * Data protection issues raised as a result of volunteers’ personal contact information
   being revealed to the public as is currently required
 * Resourcing issues created as a result of charities having to sign certificates
   of authority or letters for each individual volunteer
 * The clear identification of agency/company collectors who undertake static collections
   on a charity’s behalf
 * Clarity over who is responsible for collections and what the Organisations’ responsibilities
   are as a result

The changes affect sections [17.2, 17.3 and 17.4 of the Code](https://www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/17-0-static-collections/)
and organisations have a **transition period lasting until 31 December 2017** to
become compliant.

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In its statement announcing the changes, the Regulator said they were designed to:

>  _“Allow greater flexibility for charities to determine which contact details (
> those of the organisation or of the volunteer) are appropriate to provide on their
> authorisation certificates / letters / badges in order to authorise their volunteers’
> static collection activities. The changes will allow charities to address concerns
> about volunteers disclosing their own personal information by taking responsibility
> themselves to hold the volunteers’ identifiable information, and offering contact
> information for the organisation directly to those who wish to verify a collector’s
> authority.”_

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