Bicycles: Locks and Keys

(asked on 14th September 2023) - View Source

Question to the Home Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if she will hold discussions with industry representatives on the potential merits of bringing forward proposals to establish security standards for bike locks.


Answered by
Chris Philp Portrait
Chris Philp
Shadow Home Secretary
This question was answered on 21st September 2023

The Department for Transport and Active Travel England are working with the police-led National Cycle Crime Group to support regional cycle crime enforcement partnerships and raise awareness of better security, especially around effective ways for people to secure their cycles.

The Home Office has no plans to introduce security standards for bike locks.

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