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<p>At the end of March 2020, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local
Government reached an agreement with the Local Government Association that local councils
in England would voluntarily offer free car parking to all NHS workers, social care
staff and NHS volunteer responders during the emergency response period.</p><p>With
the national lockdown drawing to a close, challenges in managing pass fraud and an
increasing number of councils moving toward local concessions for health workers and
other groups, it was agreed that the national pass guidance should be withdrawn.</p><p>This
is reflected in new joint parking enforcement advice provided in April to local authorities
by the Local Government Association, British Parking Association and London Councils.
In May, further updates were shared with NHS Trusts, the Royal Voluntary Service and
local authorities, and the guidance page was updated on gov.uk.</p><p>Councils are
responsible for setting their own local policy and are already acting on this advice,
with some deciding to offer their own concessions. Those interested in local parking
concessions can check their local councils' website for further details of any local
schemes.</p><p>NHS staff continue to be eligible for free parking in hospital car
parks and funding for this has been provided to NHS Trusts by government.</p>
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