Petition · past parliament

Review spending of Hereford Council to ensure they are accountable to the public

Rejected 21 signatures

What the petition asks

Herefordshire Council continue to waste the public money with no accountability or evidence of service and consideration to the public. They have proposed a significant increase of nearly 5% to council tax in a cost of living crisis. We the public demand how they spend the publics money is reviewed
Review how the council spend the public’s money and publish this. This should be done prior to any increase in council tax

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

We can only accept petitions about things the Government or Parliament are directly responsible for.

Decisions about scrutiny of local authority spending are a matter for local councillors, not the UK Government or Parliament.

You could raise your issue with a local councillor who represents you. You can find out who your local councillors are, and how to contact them, by entering your post code here: https://www.gov.uk/find-your-local-councillors

Timeline

26 Jan 2023 Petition opened for signatures
30 Jan 2023 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 21
Status Rejected
Rejected 30 Jan 2023

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.