All petitions sent or presented to the Council will receive an acknowledgement from the Council within 5 working days of receipt.

If your petition has received 1,500 valid signatures or more, it will also be scheduled for a Council debate and if this is the case, we will let you know when it is due to be considered at Council. If the petition needs more investigation, we will tell you the steps we plan to take.

If you would like to present your petition to the Council or would like your Ward Councillor or someone else to present it on your behalf, please contact Committee Services on (01926) 456114 at least 10 working days before the meeting, and they will talk you through the process.

If a petition falls within the scheme but does not carry sufficient signatures to require consideration at Council or a relevant Committee, it will be determined by the relevant Head of Service in consultation with the relevant Portfolio Holder. Options will include:

•  Responding directly to the petition/petitioner;
• Referring to Cabinet for consideration;
• Referring to Council for consideration; or
• Referring to the relevant Committee for consideration.

When taking this decision, the Head of Service will take into consideration any request by the petitioner and, where applicable, any District Councillor sponsoring the petition. This does not alter the rights of a Councillor to ask for any item to be considered on an agenda as set out in the Council's procedure rules.

In addition to these steps, the Council will consider all the specific actions it can potentially take on the issues highlighted in a petition.