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Cycling and Electric Scooters: Pedestrian Areas

Asked by Mohammad YasinLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 20 January 2026UIN 104821

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what guidance the Department has issued to local authorities and police forces on the enforcement of offences relating to cycling on pavements and riding powered scooters in pedestrianised areas.

Answered by Lilian Greenwood

No such guidance has been issued by the Department. The enforcement of criminal offences is entirely a matter for the police.

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