Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 121506

Care Workers: Parking

Tabled: 17 March 2026
Answered: 25 March 2026

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of parking fines on care workers providing in-home services; and if he will issue further (a) guidance and (b) introduce measures to

Answer

Karin Smyth
The Department has not made a formal assessment of the impact of parking fines on care workers providing in‑home services.Parking policy is devolved to local authorities, which already have the discretion to offer exemptions or dedicated permit schemes fo...

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