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Petitions - Guidelines for submitting a petition

Policy & Governance - January 2011
petitions@kirklees.gov.uk
Petitions submitted to the council must include:

  • A clear and concise statement covering the subject of the petition

    It should state what action the petitioners wish the council to take. People need to know what they are signing and therefore the petition should state clearly what it is about or what you think is wrong and what you would like to happen. It should be capable of being read in a few moments to enable people signing a petition to read it first. The petition should state that it is directed to Kirklees Council.

  • The name, address and signature of any person supporting the petition

    This is so we can verify that they live, work, or study in the Kirklees area. Signatures from others, for example, tourists, may be considered valid if relevant to the issue of the petition.
Petitions should be accompanied by contact details, including an address, for the petition organiser. This is the person we will contact to explain how we will respond to the petition. The contact details of the petition organiser will not be placed on the website or in the public domain. If the petition does not identify a petition organiser, we will contact signatories to the petition to agree who should act as the petition organiser.

Anyone who lives, works or studies in the Kirklees Council area, including under 18s, can sign or organise a petition and trigger a response. To ensure the council understands the local level of support for a petition, it reserves the right to seek to verify each signature submitted as part of a petition. This may be particularly significant when establishing whether a petition has obtained the required number of signatures to trigger a specific process.

In the case of e-Petitions, the council requires a valid email address (one email address per person) and a postcode for each person supporting the petition; failure to provide this information may lead to a signature not being counted. Unless otherwise agreed, following discussions with the petition organiser, an e-Petition will remain open for signatures for up to 90 days.
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