Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 59053

Parking Offences

Tabled: 11 June 2025
Answered: 17 June 2025

Question

Tony Vaughan

LabourFolkestone and Hythe

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of additional powers for local authorities to instigate stronger penalties against repeat illegal parking violations.

Answer

Jim McMahon
Local Authorities are empowered to determine their parking arrangements, as they are best suited to understand the best way of responding to local needs. They must do so in a way which meets standards set by national government that parking policies shoul...

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