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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 offering 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withdrawn.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.</p><p>Councils are responsible for setting their own local policy and 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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