Petitioning Parliament and Government

Petitions to Parliament and Government and the work of the Petitions Committee.

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UK Parliament researchUK Parliament research
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https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8881/https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cbp-8881/
Retrieved on: 
Friday, April 3, 2020
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Online petitions, Politics and technology, Articles, Politics, Petitions Committee, European Parliament Committee on Petitions, Petition, Parliament of Singapore, UK Parliament petitions website, E-petitioner
Summary
Key Points: 
  • Petitions to Parliament and Government and the work of the Petitions Committee.
  • The current system for petitioning Parliament and the Government was established at the start of the 2015 Parliament.
  • The joint e-petitions system allows the public to create a petition online calling for action from the Government or Parliament.
  • This paper looks at the current system of petitioning Parliament and the Government and therole of the Petitions Committee established in 2015.
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