Guidance for Petition Officers Share on Email Print this page Print full guidance You are in the After the recall petition section Guidance for Petition Officers After the recall petition Challenges to the outcome of a recall petition A recall petition complaint can be used to challenge the outcome of a petition. A recall petition complaint can be presented by:1 A person who signed the petition or was entitled to do so, or The MP in relation to whom the petition was held The only ground for a complaint is that there was an undue outcome to the petition.2 The respondent to a complaint can be the Petition Officer or the MP who was subject to the petition. A recall petition complaint must normally be presented within 21 days after the day on which public notice of the outcome of the petition was given.3 Any person who is considering presenting a recall petition complaint should be advised to take their own legal advice. 1. Paragraph 4, Part 1, Schedule 4, Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 ↩ Back to content at footnote 1 2. Paragraph 3, Part 1, Schedule 4, Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 ↩ Back to content at footnote 2 3. Paragraph 5, Part 1, Schedule 4, Recall of MPs Act 2015 (Recall Petition) Regulations 2016 ↩ Back to content at footnote 3 Last updated: 12 February 2025 Book traversal links for Challenges to the outcome of a recall petition Petition spending returns