Petitions Scheme
Petitioning is one way that individuals, community groups and organisations can participate in the democratic process, by raising issues of public concern with the Council and allowing Councillors to consider the need for change either within the County or on a wider scale.
The Council welcomes petitions and recognises that petitions are one way in which people can let us know their concerns. The Petitions Scheme explains how petitions submitted to the Council will be handled.
Council Petitions Scheme.doc (83Kb)
ePetitions
In addition to paper petitions, the Council offers an online petitioning service so you can publish and collect signatures on your petition through this website. This means that the petition can be made available to a potentially much wider audience giving you the opportunity to gather names in support.
Link to ePetitions site
Public question time at Council Meetings
Members of the public may ask questions of the Leader of the Council, Cabinet Members and the Chairmen of Scrutiny Committees at meetings of the full Council. A maximum of 4 questions may be asked at each ordinary meeting of the Council. Members of the public wishing to ask a question need to submit their question 5 working days in advance of the meeting so that a response can be prepared. Guidelines are outlined in Part 4.1d of the Council's Constitution
p4-1d.pdf (18Kb)
Public speaking at Overview and Scrutiny Committees
Cambridgeshire County Council welcomes and encourages the input and contribution of stakeholders and the wider public into its overview and scrutiny process in order to deliver greater improvement and accountability across its services. One way of enabling this to happen is to provide an opportunity for members of the public to speak at meetings of the Overview and Scrutiny Committees. Further details are outlined in the document below.
Public Speaking at Overview and Scrutiny Meetings (23Kb)
Public speaking at the Planning Committee
Meetings of the Council's Planning Committee are open to the public. In addition, if you have previously submitted written representations about a planning application (either for or against), you may attend meetings to speak to the Committee, provided that you have given 5 days advance notice of your wish to speak. A maximum of 20 minutes is set aside for each item for this, split between those who object and those who support the planning application. If you wish to do this please read the further information in the document below and complete and return the Registration Form as indicated.
Speaking at Committee.pdf (37Kb)
Registration Form.pdf (54Kb)
Further information about consultations and how to comment or complain can be accessed from the links on the right hand side of this page.