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Write a letter to a council or official body

You need to contact the council or an official body and tone matters. Get a clear, formal letter from your facts.

Updated 17 Oct 2026

The prompt · ChatGPT

Write a letter to a council or official body.

Who: [council / body]
My ask: [details]
Facts and dates: [list]
Reference numbers: [if any]
Tone: [firm / polite complaint / request]

Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers.

Then:
1. Subject line.
2. The letter.
3. Attachments list.
4. A shorter follow-up if they don't reply.

Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, steps or official URLs you're not sure of. UK English.

Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.

A short example

Fill the blanks, then paste. council / body: a short note you already have. details: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.

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