Guidance for Petition Officers

You must give public notice of the petition, stating the:

• name of the MP who is subject to the petition process
• details about the recall condition which has been met in relation to that MP
• start and end dates of the signing period
• location of each signing place (a maximum of 10)
• days and hours during which the petition will be available for signing in each signing place
• the persons entitled to sign the petition1  

There is no date given in the legislation for the publication of the notice of petition, but you must publish it as soon as practicable. In practice this will be as soon as the details required on the notice are finalised.

You must post the notice in a conspicuous place or places within the constituency and in any other such manner as you see fit.2 You should ensure that notice is given in a way that is easily accessible to voters, such as through the local authority website.  

You must give a copy of the notice of petition to the MP in question.3  

If you have received an accreditation notice from a petition campaigner, you must give public notice of the details it contains in whatever way you see fit. You must not publicise the home address of individual accredited campaigners.4