Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to extend the powers of Local Authority Enforcement Officers to issue fines for traffic offences which are not routinely prosecuted by police officers, where they can provide photographic evidence.

On 8 January 2026, I announced the publication of the government’s formal response to the 2020 public consultation 'Pavement parking: options for change' which sets out what the government plans to do to tackle pavement parking. In the first instance we plan to give local authorities powers before the end of this year to issue Penalty Charge Notices for vehicles parked in a way that unnecessarily obstructs the pavement. The Department will engage with local authorities on the detail of these plans.