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Petitions - What to do if you feel your petition has not been dealt with properly

Policy & Governance - June 2010
petitions@kirklees.gov.uk

If you feel that we have not dealt with your petition properly, the petition organiser has the right to request that the council's Overview and Scrutiny Management Committee review the steps that the council has taken in response to your petition.

It is helpful to everyone, and can improve the prospects for a review if the petition organiser gives a short explanation of the reasons why the council's response is not considered to be adequate.

Overview and Scrutiny will endeavour to consider your request at its next meeting, although on some occasions this may not be possible and consideration will take place at a subsequent meeting.

A review can be requested on the grounds that the council failed to follow adequate process, did not adhere to its own policies or did not give proper consideration to the issues.

Should the committee determine we have not dealt with your petition adequately, it may use any of its powers to deal with the matter. These powers include instigating an investigation, making recommendations to the council executive and arranging for the matter to be considered at a meeting of the Full Council. Once the appeal has been considered the petition organiser will be informed of the results within 5 working days. The results of the review will also be published on our website.

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