This policy covers any sign placed within the highway, apart from the standard highway signs as detailed in the Traffic Sign Regulations and General Directions 2002 and placed by or with consent of the Highways Authority.
The criteria for enforcement action can be seen in the Unauthorised Signing – Removal Guidance document.
A small-scale charity event is one that is organised by a charity, organisation, school, parish or town council, etc. and that has a duration of no more than 2 days and one that is not expected to attract more than 500 people per day. It may be religious, educational, cultural, political, social or recreational in nature and it may involve fund raising, but it its primary purpose should be charitable and not commercial.