FI16268

Request

For the calendar years  2024, 2023, 2022, 2021 and 2020 respectively:

  1. How many cases of verbal abuse have been recorded by parking wardens (or staff who conduct parking enforcement)  working in your local authority area?
  2. How many cases of physical assault have been recorded by parking wardens working in your local authority area? 
  3. Do staff wear body cameras when they’re on shift?  
  4. If so, when was that policy brought in?

Response

1. As follows:

  • 2020     4
  • 2021     7
  • 2022     1
  • 2023     6
  • 2024     3

2. As follows:

  • 2020     0
  • 2021     0
  • 2022     0
  • 2023     2
  • 2024     0 

3. Yes.

4. 2014.