Apply for Purple Flag
To apply for Purple Flag you will need the Entrants’ Resource Pack. It contains practical step by step guidance on how to prepare your entry, supporting charts, templates and details of good practice. You then need to prepare and submit your entry within one of the application windows.
ATCM will be inviting applications on two occasions each year. The application windows for the next few years are:
- 1st April 2011 – 30th June 2011 (Round 4)
- 1st October 2011 – 13th Jan 2012 (Round 5)
- 1st April 2012 – 30th June 2012 (Round 6)
- 1st October 2012 – 12th January 2013 (Round 7)
Click here to download the Purple flag Entrants Resource Pack and Tools & Templates
Please note that a new version of the Entrants Resource Pack and supporting documentation is now available.
Application Fees
Each application must be accompanied by an entry fee. The entry fee covers the cost of processing of the application including the visit by the Assessors, fact checking with the applicant, preparation of the report to the Accreditation Panel, guidance and feedback to applicants, and attendance for two people at the Purple Flag Awards Ceremony and subsequent spot checks.
The fee is non-returnable but any applicant who is not successful will be entitled to re-apply within a 12 month period at 50% of the relevant prevailing rate.
The entry fee depends on the population of the Local Authority within which the designated centre of is situated.
| Population of local authority | Fee to accompany entry | 12 month 'light touch' fee to maintain status |
| Under 50,000 | £1,500 | £500 |
| 50,000 - 200,000 | £2,250 | £750 |
| Over 200,001 | £3,000 | £1,000 |
All fees are exclusive of VAT.
Assessment
Once we have received and checked your application, we will assign a trained Purple Flag Assessor to carry out an overnight assessment of your area.
Your entry together with the findings of the Assessors are then considered by the Purple Flag Accreditation Panel leading to:
- Accreditation
- Deferral
- or Rejection but with practical feedback
Successful entrants will then be invited to receive their Purple Flag at an Accreditation Ceremony.
Purple Flag holders will be listed on the Purple Flag website and in regular news releases and featured in other marketing and promotional activity related to Purple Flag.
Please note that retention of Purple Flag status is dependent on 12 month renewals from the date of accreditation; and is subject to the 'light touch' fee (above).
Click here to download the Purple flag Entrants Resource Pack and Tools & Templates
