Part 1Democracy and involvement

Chapter 2Petitions to local authorities

Petition schemes

11Petition schemes

1

A principal local authority must make a scheme for the handling of petitions which are made to the authority and to which section 12 applies.

2

In this Chapter “petition scheme” means a scheme under this section.

3

A petition scheme must be approved at a meeting of the authority before it comes into force.

4

A principal local authority must publish its petition scheme—

a

on its website, and

b

in such other manner as the authority considers appropriate for bringing the scheme to the attention of persons who live, work or study in its area.

5

A principal local authority may at any time revise its petition scheme (and subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to any scheme which is revised under this subsection).

6

A principal local authority must comply with its petition scheme.

7

Subject to that, nothing in this Chapter affects the powers or duties of a principal local authority in relation to any petition to it.