Petitions

There is no minimum or maximum number of names needed for a petition. Once it has been submitted to the council, the signatures will be public documents which any member of the public can see. 

Signatures can be collected online or on paper (or both), though once someone has signed a petition in one format, they cannot sign it in another. 

If you are signing an online petition, you will need to provide your name, postcode, indicate whether you live, work or study in Westminster and give an email address. This will enable the council to determine that the signatures are genuine and to write a response to the petition. Due to the possibility of fake signatures being added we only allow one signature per email account. 

500 plus signatures

If a petition receives more than 500 signatures, it will be debated by a meeting of the Cabinet. 

The petition may also be presented as part of the public item at the next Ordinary Full Council meeting after the petition closes.

100 plus signatures

If a petition reaches over 100 signatures it is eligible to be presented as part of the public participation item at the next Ordinary Full Council meeting after the petition closes.