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.