Petitions

Petitions are one way in which people can let us know their concerns.

E-petitions

E-petitions and supporting information can be made available to a potentially much wider audience than traditional paper-based petitions.

You can create and search for ‘e-petitions’ and collect ‘signatures’ online or search for existing e-petitions.

Paper petitions

You may also like to start a paper petition. This works in exactly the same way as an e-petition except that you must hand the petition into the Council or pass it to your County Councillor or Elected Member to submit it on your behalf.

You may wish to use our printable petition template for your paper petition.
Paper petitions should be submitted to:

Peter Sass
Head of Democratic Services and Local Leadership
Kent County Council
Room 1.102 Sessions House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent, ME14 1XQ

or passed to your county councillor/elected Member.

Guidance on petitions

Our petition scheme will give you more information on the process for dealing with your petition and what you can expect us to do once it is submitted.

• What are the guidelines for submitting a petition?
• What will the council do when it receives my petition?
• How will the council respond to petitions?
• Full council debates
• Calling an Officer to give evidence at an Overview and Scrutiny Committee
• E-Petitions
• How do I ‘sign’ an e-petition?
• What can I do if I feel my petition has not been dealt with properly?

Petitions relating to planning applications

Petitions relating to planning applications are not included in this scheme and any petitions relating to applications being considered by Kent County Council should be submitted to planningapplications@kent.gov.uk