A Bill to increase the minimum required height of guarding in multi-storey car parks; to make provision about the height of guarding in existing multi-storey car parks; to require 24 hour staffing of multi-storey car parks; and for connected purposes.
This bill would raise the minimum height of guarding in multi-storey car parks and apply that standard to existing car parks as well as new ones. It would also require 24-hour staffing in these car parks, with related safety measures. The measure has been introduced in the House of Commons by Labour MP Peter Dowd.
The bill is at its first reading in the House of Commons, initiating its passage through Parliament. No further formal stages have yet occurred.
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The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 27 February 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.