Parking services enforcement policy

Relevant Legislation and Guidance

The following legislations are relevant to service

  • Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984
  • Traffic Management Act 2004

The following regulations and guidance are relevant to the enforcement of parking and traffic contraventions

  • Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) General Regulations 2007
  • Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions (England) Representations and Appeals Regulations 2007
  • The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) Regulations 2000
  • Traffic signs Regulations and General Directions 2002 (‘TSRGD’)
  • Road Traffic Act 1991
  • Transport Act 2000
  • The Secretary of State’s Statutory Guidance to Local Authorities on the Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions issued in March 2015
  • Operational Guidance to Local Authorities : Parking Policy and Enforcement March 2015
  • Right to Challenge Parking policies ; Network Management Duty Guidance
  • A Code of Practice for Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Using attended CCTV equipment for Approved English Local Authorities outside London – Final Draft 2007

In addition the following legislation applies to the operation of a CCTV system

  • The Data Protection Act 1998.
  • The Human Rights Act 1998.
  • The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.
  • The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012.

In addition to the above the use of a CCTV system is also subject to the following Guidance:-

  • DfT Civil Enforcement of Parking Contraventions 2008 (Statutory Guidance under the Traffic Management Act 2004);
  • DfT Provisional Guidance on Bus Lane Enforcement 2005 (Revised 2008);
  • Home Office Surveillance Camera Code of Practice 2013.
  • The Bus Lanes Contraventions (Penalty Charges, Adjudication and Enforcement)(England) Regulations 2005
  • The Tribunals and Inquiries (Bus Lane Adjudicators) (England) Order 2005
  • The Bus Lanes Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) Order 2005
  • The Bus Lanes (Approved Devices)(England)Order 2005
  • A Code of Practice for Bus Lane Camera Enforcement Using attended CCTV equipment for Approved English Local Authorities outside London

All legislation is available on the www.legislation.gov.uk website