13 November 2006
Everyone now has the chance to address, sign and deliver a petition directly to the Prime Minister with our new online service.
Citizens, charities and campaign groups can use e-petitions to set up, host and sign petitions about the issues that matter to them most - and have them automatically delivered to the PM’s office.
E-petitions are essentially no different to the traditional paper versions that have been delivered by post or hand to 10 Downing Street for many years.
But petitioners will now be able to reach greater numbers than ever before by connecting people across the web and allowing them to sign up.
It means that individuals and campaign groups who couldn’t afford their own website can now petition effectively - although they can still submit traditional paper petitions if they prefer.
The system has been created with mysociety, a politically-neutral community who aim to give people "simple, tangible benefits in the civic and community aspects of their lives."
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