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Petitions Scheme - Publications Demo Content How to submit a petition

Published: 2 July 2024
Last updated: 2 July 2024

5.1 Petitions may be submitted by e-mail, post, in person at the Town Hall, or through our e-petitions website. All petitions currently available for signature
will be shown on our website. We reserve the right to check the validity of the addresses of anyone who signs a petition to ensure that they have a real interest in the borough.

5.2 Organisers of petitions can visit our website to submit a petition online or download the petition form. 

5.3 We welcome e-petitions which are created and submitted through our website. E-petitions must follow the same guidelines as paper petitions.

5.4 All petitions currently available for signature will be posted on the Council’s website. The website shows what is happening to a petition as it goes through
the various stages of the process set out in this scheme.

5.5 Elected Members may sign a petition but will need to follow the Council’s rules about declaring an
interest if they are involved in decision making in response to the petition.

Accordion

8.1 The response to a petition will depend on what the petition asks for and how many people have signed it, but may include one or more of the following:
• taking the action requested in the petition
• considering the petition at a Council meeting
• holding an inquiry into the matter
• undertaking research into the matter
• holding a public meeting
• holding consultation
• holding a meeting with petitioners

• referring the petition for consideration by one of the Council's Policy and Accountability Committees
• writing to the petition organiser setting out our views about the request in the petition
• resolve that the content of the petition be taken into account when reaching a decision on the relevant report.

Policy and Accountability Committees are committees of Councillors who are responsible for policy development and for scrutinising the work of the Council - in other words, they have the power to hold the Council's decision-makers to account.