A petition is a formal written request which is signed by or sent to the Council on behalf of a number of people. This includes both written and electronic petitions ("e-petitions").

Warwick District Council welcomes petitions and recognises that they are one way in which residents can voice their concerns, about the services or policies of the Council.

Petitions relating to current consultations (or ones that are closed and awaiting consideration) and applications due for consideration by the Council will be excluded from this scheme and considered as part of the process for the consultation or application determination.

If your petition is about something over which the Council has no direct control (for example, the local railway, hospital, or the service of another Council) the Council will consider making representations on behalf of the community to the relevant body. The Council works with a large number of local partners and where possible, it will work with these partners to respond to your petition. If the Council are not able to do this for any reason (for example, if what the petition calls for conflicts with Council policy), then we will set out the reasons for this to you.

If two or more petitions on the same subject are received at a similar time, the lead petitioners may be contacted to determine if the petitions may be merged. Otherwise, each petition will be treated separately.

The Council will not take action on any petition which it considers to be vexatious, abusive or otherwise inappropriate and will explain the reasons for this to the petitioner.