To be fair here, we don't know whether this 'profusion' (don't know the collective noun for collectors
) of charity collectors were operating illegally.
Understand this is a duty that has been consigned to the PCSO's, so that Police Officers can get on with other important matters.
We also don't know how often they check up on them, do we. I feel sure they will quite often. So doesn't seem fair to criticise the Police Force here without knowing any facts.
It would be the Council, from what I gather, that would decide on a prosecution or not.