Abolition of national exemption orders on doorstep collections could cost sector millions, charities warn

Abolition of national exemption orders on doorstep collections could cost sector millions, charities warn: Lord Hodgson's proposal in his Charities Act review faces criticism from the British Red Cross and the British Heart Foundation

Proposals to force charities to apply for individual licences to carry out house-to-house clothing collections are a "body blow" that could cost the sector millions, charities have warned.