Petitions

Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council welcomes petitions and recognises that petitions are one way in which people are able to let us know their concerns. 

We will treat as a petition, any communication that is signed by or sent to the Council on behalf of 25 people. Less than 25 signatures will be considered a complaint.

Types of petitions

There are different types of petition;

1. Petitions between 0 to 24 signatures will be dealt with through the Council's Complaint Procedure
2. Ordinary Petitions - requiring 25 to 499 signatures will be dealt with by the appropriate service unit at the Council
3. Petitions to Hold an Officer to Account - requires 500 to 2999 signatures

If you want your petition to be considered at a meeting of an Overview and Scrutiny Committee, where an officer, identified either by name or by post title, will be required to answer questions on the conduct of a particular matter, your petition should contain at least 500 signatories or petitioners.

Petitions for debate - requiring 3000 signatures

If you want your petition to be reported to and debated at a meeting of Full Council it must contain at least 3000 signatories or petitioners.