Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to (a) regulate the conduct of private car park operators and (b) help ensure that penalty charges are issued transparently.

In accordance with the Parking (Code of Practice) Act 2019, the government is working to raise standards across the private parking industry through the introduction of a new Code of Practice for parking operators which we will publish in Parliament in Autumn 2026.