- What should be
included in a petition
- 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 or a partner organisation.
- The name, address and signature of any person supporting the
petition (including under 18's). 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.
- If your petition has more than 3000 signatures you can request
to attend a Full Council meeting (a meeting with all 69 councilors)
to present your petition. You must state this at the top of your
petition when you submit it to the Council.
- What happens
next
- Your petition will be sent to the appropriate service
- A dedicated petitions officer in that service will contact you
to acknowledge your petition and inform you of how we are going to
investigate it, within 10 working days
- The petitions officer will then be in touch to inform you of
the outcomes and next steps
- If your petition has over 3000 signatures you have the option
to attend a Full Council meeting (this is a meeting which takes
place approx every 6 weeks and is attending by all 69
councilors)
- If you have stated that you would like to hold an officer to
account, you will be invited to attend a Scrutiny meeting. For a
full list of these meetings: Scrutiny
panels
- Other ways to
solve a problem
- You could directly contact the service and inform them of your
issue. This could be something that they are already dealing with
or it could be something that they are unaware of but are willing
to solve without the need for a petition.
- Contact Kirklees
Council and your councillors
- Petitions not
accepted
A petition will not be accepted if it:
- is abusive, vexatious, libelous or otherwise inappropriate
- might lead to the Council acting illegally
- relates to an identifiable person (except in the case of a
petition to call a senior Council officer to account)
- relates to an issue which is clearly outside the control or
reasonable influence of the Council (e.g. petitions on national
issues)
- clearly supports the financial interests of the person
submitting the petition
- refers to a matter which is already the subject of legal
proceedings
- is submitted from employees about terms and conditions of
employment or relates to internal management issues
- duplicates or is substantially similar to a petition received
less than 12 months ago, unless there has been a material change in
circumstances
- relates to a planning decision, including about a development
plan document or the community infrastructure levy
- relates to an alcohol, gambling or sex establishment licensing
decision
- relates to an individual or entity in respect of which that
individual or entity has a right of recourse to a review or right
of appeal conferred by or under any enactment
Before you submit a petition
Before you submit a petition to the council please check
current and completed
petitions to ensure your petition doesn't duplicate or is
substantially similar to a petition received in the past 12
months.
Supporting an e-Petition
To support an existing e-Petition choose an e-Petition and add
your name, address and email address.
To find out more about the issue, see the supporting
information, provided by the lead petitioner, attached to the
e-Petition.
Submitting an e-Petition
To submit an e-petition you will need an email address.