Petitions

The East Sussex County Council website lets you create an online petition which can be shared via social media such as Twitter and Facebook (by copying the web address of the petition page), and circulated in print.

Guidance on creating and submitting online petitions

Note: A petition may only be signed by those who live, work or study in East Sussex. Each signatory to a petition should include their name and address (business, home or place of study).

If you want to submit a petition to one of the district or borough councils in East Sussex, please use the following links:

ePetitions
Title	Respondents	Deadline to sign by
Protect an essential community based service	0	10/01/2025
EAST SUSSEX COUNCIL: Divest from Israel and Stop support for genocide	75	11/02/2025

Presenting your petition at council meetings

If you have been involved in organising a petition, you should talk to your local councillor about having it presented at a local council meeting.

Petitions are only presented if they are about matters for which the Council is responsible.

Find your county councillor

What happens to a petition?

The Chairman receives petitions from councillors immediately before Full Council meetings. Often the Chairman refers petitions to the Cabinet or a Lead Member (a member of the Cabinet with an area of special responsibility) for consideration. Where this is done, one signatory to the petition is invited to address the decision making body about the petition.

Our Petitions Scheme describes the process of presenting a petition in more detail. The sections ‘Full council debates’ and ‘Officer evidence’ set out how many signatures are needed to trigger a full council debate, or require a senior council officer to give evidence at a public meeting:

How we handle petitions - our Petitions Scheme

Disclaimer

East Sussex County Council accepts no liability for the petitions on these web pages. The views expressed in the petitions do not necessarily reflect those of the Council. If you have any queries about petitions or any comments or suggestions, please email petitions@eastsussex.gov.uk or call 01273 335089.