Question follow-through · 120368

Parking: Private Sector

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the independence and (b) effectiveness of private parking appeals services.

answeredMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

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Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
Tabled
12 Mar 2026
Target answer date
16 Mar 2026
Answer
19 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 12 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment his Department has made of the (a) adequacy of the independence and (b) effectiveness of private parking appeals services.

  2. 16 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 19 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    The government is aware of concerns amongst some motorists that second stage appeals services are not independent of parking operators because these are facilitated by the trade associations who represent their members. Last summer, my department consulte...

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Parking: Private Sector

19 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 18 March 2026 to Question 120369, in which month he expects to publish the statutory Private Parking Code of Practice.