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42Duty to make petition schemeE+W
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(1)A principal council must make and publish a scheme (a “petition scheme”) setting out how the council intends to handle and respond to petitions (including electronic petitions).
(2)A petition scheme must, in particular, set out—
(a)how a petition may be submitted to the council;
(b)how and by when the council will acknowledge receipt of a petition;
(c)the steps the council may take in response to a petition received by it;
(d)the circumstances (if any) in which the council may take no further action in response to a petition;
(e)how and by when the council will make available its response to a petition to the person who submitted the petition and to the public.
(3)A principal council must review its petition scheme from time to time and, if the council considers it appropriate, revise the scheme.
(4)If a principal council revises or replaces a petition scheme, it must publish the revised or new scheme.
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