Petitions

Sending a petition to the Council

What is a petition

If a group of residents are concerned about a Council service or decision that is about to be made, they may send the Council a petition. The petition should say what the issue is; in order that the people signing it are clear what they are requesting or objecting to.

If your petition is accepted, you will be invited to the meeting and have the opportunity to hand in your petition in person. You will not be allowed to speak unless you are asked to answer questions from Councillors.

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Deputations

If you would like to speak at the meeting you should send in a request for a deputation. See our deputations page for more information.

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How to send a petition

If you wish to send a petition to the Council, it must be signed by ten or more residents of the Borough. It must be sent in writing to the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services and must be received by 10am at least five clear days before the meeting. The petitioners must also send, with the petition, a written statement saying what the petition is about. The written statement must relate to a local government matter about Haringey.

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Decision making process

The Mayor will decide, when the petition is received, whether or not to accept the petition or whether or not to refer it to an appropriate committee, sub-committee, panel or other body. A petition will not, normally, be received if a similar petition has been received by any Council body in the last 6 months.

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Referring the petition to another Council body

If the Mayor decides to refer the petition is to another body, The Mayor will announce this at the next available meeting of the Council without debate. If the Mayor decides that a petition is not accepted this will be reported to the Council for noting.

Petitions will usually be referred to the appropriate decision making body and will normally only be heard at full Council when the issue is already on the agenda having been referred there by the decision making body.

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Guidance about petitions

A petition will be presented by not more than two people. They may not address the Council but may reply to questions from members of the Council. The Mayor may ask the Chief Executive or his/her representative to read or summarise the details of the petition.

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Children and Young Persons

If the petition is from mainly children or young persons below 18, the Head of Local Democracy and Member Services will nominate an officer to help. The decision making process will then be followed.

For further information please email asking.questions@haringey.gov.uk.

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