Submitted on Tuesday 4th August 2015
Rejected on Wednesday 5th August 2015
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: irrelevant (see below for details)
Turn our lights on Essex
Street lights will be turned on for an extra hour across Essex following a decision by the county council.
About 70% of lights have been turned off between midnight and 05:00 since March 2013 to save £1m annually.Safety and crime concerns led some local councils to offer to fund the night lighting.
Essex street light switch-off blamed for crime surge
13 July 2014 Last updated at 13:33 BST
People in Essex are blaming a spate of accidents and an increase in crime on the county council's decision to switch off street lights for five hours during the night.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
In this case we think the issue is a matter within the responsibility of the local authority and not the UK Government or Parliament.
You could submit a petition calling on the Government to introduce legislation to (for example) require local authorities to keep street lighting switched on during the hours of darkness.
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