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PetitionsPolicy & Governance - March 2011petitions@kirklees.gov.uk
A petition is a request for Kirklees Council to consider an issue or concern or to take a particular course of action. Petitions set out a particular
view point and can be a useful tool to demonstrate that a view is shared by others. Kirklees Council welcomes petitions as one of a variety of ways in
which people can let us know their concerns.
Below are the basic rules for submitting a petition and what you can expect from the petitions process.
Valid petitions
To fall in with the requirements of the scheme, the petition must relate to a function of the authority and partner organisations, to 'an
improvement in the economic, social or environmental well-being of the authority's area to which any of the authority's partner authorities
could contribute'. A petition can also be about issues which involve neighbouring authorities where there is a direct impact on people
in Kirklees.
Submitting a petition
Petitions can currently be submitted in paper format or can be scanned and sent electronically. In the coming months there will also be a
Kirklees Council e-Petitions facility (this is a method of starting a petition and gathering signatures online). We are also happy to accept
e-Petitions generated from third party facilities, but only if they meet the submissions criteria set out in this scheme - including, for example,
by providing sufficient information to enable the council to verify signatures in support of the petition.
Acknowledgement and feedbackAcknowledgement of a petitionAll petitions sent or presented to the council will receive an acknowledgement from the council within 10 working days of receipt. This acknowledgement will set out what we plan to do with the petition.Feedback - Petitioners will be told of the outcomeThe petition organiser will receive a letter or email setting out the council's final response to the petition and the reasons behind it. This will normally outline the steps taken by the council to consider the issue, including the involvement (where applicable) of the elected councillors.E-Petitions
An e-Petition is an online method of starting a petition and gathering signatures. This allows
petitions and supporting information to be made available to a potentially much wider audience than a traditional paper based petition.
Who to contact for advice on petitions
Head of Legal and Governance
Legal and Governance 2nd floor Civic Centre 3 Huddersfield HD1 2EY Tel: 01484 221700 Email: petitions@kirklees.gov.uk |
Kirklees Council's Petitions Scheme (PDF 155kb)