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Petitions must be from an individual or on behalf of a business.

You must include

• your name, address, phone number and email address
• what you have already done to try and settle the matter
• the names of any other people involved in creating the petition
• the issue you are concerned about and what you want us to do.

You can provide extra details to support the petition.

When you submit a petition, the public will be able to view it on our website. Once we are sure that it meets our rules, your petition will be made available for people to sign. You should take care not to include any details or signatures that you would not wish to be publicly available.

We will not accept a petition that relates to

• planning, licensing or other matters where objections and appeals against decisions are dealt with by another process.
• a matter already being considered or scheduled to be considered by the Council or a committee
• a decision of the Council or a committee within the previous six month period
• a matter that is commercially sensitive, confidential or could cause personal distress or loss

We will not accept a petition that contains

• names of people or details that could be used to identify a person
• false or defamatory statements
• details that could damage a person's reputation or discriminate against them.
• offensive or inappropriate language
• information protected by a court order or relating to an ongoing court case

We will not accept a petition that is

• the same or very similar to petitions considered within the past 24 months
• not within the Council's powers and remit.

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