East Suffolk Council Petition Scheme - E-petitions

Creating an e-petition

E-Petitions follow the same guidelines as traditional petitions and should only be submitted by people who live, work or study in the East Suffolk district.

There are numerous websites online that can help you to create an e-petition. You will need to ensure that you are aware of any terms and conditions on external websites regarding the use of your data. The council cannot be held responsible for how your personal information may be used by other websites.

Once you have set up your e-petition you can then notify the council by email to democraticservices@eastsuffolk.gov.uk and your petition will be posted on the council’s website.

You will need to notify the council as to how long you wish the e-petition to run for. Most petitions run for six months, but you can choose a shorter time frame.

When you submit an e-petition to the council, it may take five working days before it is published online. This is because we have to check that the content of your petition is suitable before it is made available for signature.

If we feel we cannot publish your petition for some reason, we will contact you within this time to explain. You will be able to change and resubmit your petition if you wish. If you do not do this within 10 working days, a summary of the petition and the reason why it has not been accepted will be published on the council’s website.

Once your e-petition has closed for signature, you should notify the Democratic Services Team by email to democraticservices@eastsuffolk.gov.uk. In the same way as a paper petition, you will receive an acknowledgement within 7 working days.

Details of the receipt of any petitions and the council’s response will be published on the council’s website.

Signing an e-petition

You can see all the e-petitions currently available for signature on the council’s website.

When you sign an e-petition you will be asked to provide your name, address, postcode and email address.

The names of petition signatories are not displayed on the council’s website, only the number of people who have signed the petition. For clarity, any contact details supplied are only visible to the council’s officers who administer the Petition Scheme.