Cycling and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

(asked on 12th January 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Department has issued to local authorities and police forces on the enforcement of offences relating to cycling on pavements and riding powered scooters in pedestrianised areas.


Answered by
Lilian Greenwood Portrait
Lilian Greenwood
Government Whip, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury
This question was answered on 20th January 2026

No such guidance has been issued by the Department. The enforcement of criminal offences is entirely a matter for the police.

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