Types of petitions

Each signature must include an address within the borough where the person lives, works, or studies.

Ordinary petitions

• must be supported by at least 50 people
• fewer than 50 signatures may be accepted where there is clear local support, such as residents of a small community requesting traffic calming

Petitions that require debate

• must be supported by at least 300 people
• are debated by the Executive or the relevant committee if the issue is not an Executive function

Petitions calling senior council employees to account

• must be supported by at least 1,500 people
• allow a senior council employee to be asked to give evidence at a public meeting