Current status: Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 14 January 2025
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-25901 by Fiona Hyslop on 4 March 2024, what progress has been made on holding a public consultation in relation to section 8 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019.
Officials continue to develop a public consultation on Section 8 of the Transport (Scotland) Act 2019. However, it is important that any proposed secondary legislation is in line with the UK Government’s Parking Code of Practice, which sets standards for the private parking industry around parking charges and debt recovery fees. This Code of Practice was temporarily withdrawn in 2022 and an amended version has yet to be instated. Transport Scotland Officials are working closely with the Department for Transport, who have confirmed that further consultation will be required before it can be reinstated, but due to the change in the Westminster Government, they do not have a timescale for this to be undertaken.