Decisions for issue E-Petitions - review of working and update on legislation

RESOLVED –

(1)         That the Committee agrees and recommends to Council the following:

(a)         That the current e-petitions facility be retained.

(b)         That the changes to the E-Petitions Guidance be approved.

(2)         That the likely changes that will be required to the Council’s petition arrangements when the relevant provisions of the Local Democracy Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (LDEDC) come into force be noted.

(3)         That, given the delay in bringing into force national legislative changes and associated Statutory Guidance, officers bring a further report to the Governance Committee with a draft amended petitions scheme when the LDEDC Act provisions are in force.