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Electric Vehicles: Charging Points

Asked by Gordon McKeeLabourDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 10 August 2026UIN 18847

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps the Department is taking with the devolved administrations and local authorities to support consistent safety and accessibility standards for electric-vehicle charging stations.

Answered by Keir Mather

The Government engages regularly with devolved governments and local authorities (LAs) on electric vehicle charging.

The Local Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (LEVI) Fund supports local authorities to scale up EV charging provision across England. Through LEVI, LAs are expected to consider charge point accessibility. Support for LAs is available through one-to-one guidance, masterclasses and an online knowledge repository.

OZEV engaged the devolved administrations throughout the development and the review of charge point accessibility standard (PAS 1899). They will also be closely involved in the ongoing revision of PAS 1899.

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