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Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill

Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill | South Lanarkshire Council
TitleDisabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill
Council ResourceCommunity and Enterprise
Service AreaCommunity and Enterprise
Aims and ObjectivesThe Disabled Persons' Parking Place (Scotland) Bill places a duty on the Council to regulate all on-street disabled persons' parking bays and all council owned / controlled off-street disabled persons' parking bays. In addition the duty is placed on the Council to encourage private car park operators to regulated the disabled persons' parking bays in thier car parks. All new disabled persons' parking bays require to be regulated, regardless of who controlls them.

ConclusionThe implementation of the Disabled Persons' Parking Places (Scotland) Bill will have a positive affect on those disabled persons with mobility problems and in possesion of a "blue badge" as it will regulate all disabled persons' parking bays such as to prohibit their use by vehilces not dispaying a valid "blue badge"

Completion date29/05/2009
Contact Email addressequalities@southlanarkshire.gov.uk
AreaCouncil Wide