Thank goodness that we seem to be making headway in the fight against the bogus collectors. Now that the authorities are aware of the scale of the problem, how it really harms the business of legitimate commercial collectors like us and ultimately the charities they have instigated a national strategy to tackle it. Theft or fraud relating to charity bag collections is now officially recognised as a serious crime and the perpetrators are being caught and punished.
The biggest raid of stolen charity bag donations to date in Essex was recently reported in the press and we too have been involved in 5 successful prosecutions, notably in Surrey and Gloucestershire. Not surprisingly this has revealed that far from being an opportunist offence, there are connections with more unpleasant illegal activities involving gangs and organised crime.
I would encourage others to report any suspected activity to their local police.
Maxine Sault, MD BCR Global Textiles.
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