To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if she will publish the wheel-clamping study recently sent to her by the Security Industry Authority. (268739)

The Home Secretary announced on 3 April her intention to launch a formal consultation in late April on the options for how best to regulate the wheel-clamping industry. The consultation document, which includes the results of the SIA’s feasibility study, will be published, and copies will be placed in the House Libraries.

The Government’s preferred option will be to introduce compulsory licensing by the Security Industry Authority of wheel-clamping companies.

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether her proposals for the future of the wheel-clamping industry will include changes to (a) the regulation of wheel-clamping companies, (b) the maximum level of charges that clamping companies can impose on private land and (c) the minimum standards for signage on private land; and when she plans to publish her proposals. (268740)

We will launch a formal consultation in late April considering how best to regulate the wheel-clamping industry. The Government’s preferred option would be to introduce compulsory licensing for all wheel-clamping companies, to ensure they uphold standards of conduct, which will be enforced if they are not met.

The details of the scheme will be decided after the public consultation, but are likely to include maximum penalties that can be charged and standards on signage, including size and visibility.