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Parks: Driving Offences

Volume 478: debated on Tuesday 8 July 2008

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what guidance her Department issues to local authorities on enforcement of prohibitions on motorcycles being ridden in parks. (216824)

The Secretary of State has not issued any specific guidance to local authorities on the enforcement of prohibitions on motorcycles being ridden in parks.

The Secretary of State is responsible for confirming local authority byelaws. CLG issue model byelaws and guidance notes for use by local authorities. Some of these model byelaws include those which regulate the use of motor propelled vehicles in parks, open spaces, promenades and so on. Guidance notes are issued alongside the model byelaw sets. These are all published on the CLG website at:

www.communities.gov.uk/publications/localgovernment/modelbyelaw

The relevant guidance notes on the use of motorcycles in parks are the guidance notes to model byelaw set 2—Byelaws for pleasure grounds, public walks and open spaces.