Before you submit a petition

What you need to know before you submit a petition, including what to include and how many signatures your petition needs.

If you want to let us know about a concern, you can submit a petition.

Anyone who lives, works or studies in Newark and Sherwood can submit a petition to us.

Petition topics

The topic of the petition must be about a:

  • council service or facility 
  • suggested improvement to the local economy, community or environment which we and partner organisations are responsible for

What you must include in your petition

Your petition must include:

  • a clear and concise statement covering the subject of the petition
  • a statement about what action the petitioners wish us to take
  • the name, address and signature of any person supporting the petition.

We will ask you for further clarification if the petition is unclear.

Petitions we will not accept

We will not accept a petitions that are:

  • defamatory
  • frivolous
  • offensive
  • factually inaccurate

Any petition that is rejected will be published on this website, along with the reason why it was rejected.