All petitions must meet our standards, they are:

• a statement about the petition including what action the petitioners wish the council to take
• the name and address of each person that has signed the petition
• a signature or email address (if the petition is online) of the person who started the petition along with name, address and contact details

Signing the petition

There can only be one signature per person, including their full name and address. Each signatory must live within Barking or Dagenham.

Please note that we may check the names and addresses of signatories using our own records. Any names that do not match the above criteria will be removed. This may change the total number of signatories.

Petitions we can’t deal with

There are some petitions that we will not be able to accept.

They include petitions that are:

• the responsibility of a council quasi-judicial board
• an issue that is subject to a formal statutory process
• submitted by a council employee
• the same as a petition that we have already received or something that has already been debated at a public meeting
• about the day to day operation of a school
• outside of the council’s direct control
• about a contract held by the council
• about something that is the subject of legal proceedings or dispute
• about an individual or body that may have the right to compensation or appeal
• considered vexatious or derogatory, or contrary to any code, rule or legal requirement