Petitions to Downing Street

1. Visit the e-Petitions website - petitions.pm.gov.uk [external link];
2. Choose whether you want to create a new petition or sign an existing one.

Signing a petition

1. Choose from a list of current petitions by subject, or search for what you're interested in;
2. Click on the title of the petition you're interested in;
3. Provide your name, email address, postal address and postcode;
4. Click on the 'Sign' button.

Starting a new petition

1. Click on the 'Create a petition' link;
2. You'll be asked to check there are no petitions covering the same subject, so do a search with the most appropriate keyword;
3. If there's no matching petitions, you'll see a 'create petition' button - click on it;
4. Follow the four step process to setting up the petition.

Help

There's a useful FAQ section [external link] if you want to know more about how petitions work, and specifically about how to set one up or sign one online.