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Car Parking Charges

Reference: 24-25221

Date response sent: 22/08/2024

Details of enquiry

I am writing to make a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 for the following information:

  1. The total number of parking charge notices issued

a. within the last 2 calendar years (2022 and 2023)

b. and the year-to-date for 2024 at all hospitals operated by your NHS Trust.

2. – The total revenue generated

a. from these parking charge notices for the last 2 calendar years (2022 and 2023)

b. and the year-to-date for 2024, broken down by each individual hospital operated by your NHS Trust.

3. – The current pricing structure for parking at each hospital operated by your NHS Trust, including the cost for different lengths of stay (e.g. 0-1 hour, 1-2 hours, 2-3 hours, daily rate, etc.).

Response sent

We note that your request is titled ‘hospital parking’. The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust is a small specialist mental health Trust, and not a hospital. We provide outpatient, and mainly psychological, services.  We do not provide acute services.

We have provided information below regarding the Trust’s car park – we only have one, relatively small car park and currently provide free on-site parking to staff and to those patients accompanying a young child attending a clinic appointment.  We do not levy parking fees on patients

  1. The total number of parking charge notices issued

a. within the last 2 calendar years (2022 and 2023)

None

b. and the year-to-date for 2024 at all hospitals operated by your NHS Trust.

Not applicable.  We do not operate hospitals see above notes.

  1. – The total revenue generated

a. from these parking charge notices for the last 2 calendar years (2022 and 2023)

Nil

b. and the year-to-date for 2024, broken down by each individual hospital operated by your NHS Trust.

Not applicable.  We do not operate hospitals see above notes.

  1. The current pricing structure for parking at each hospital operated by your NHS Trust, including the cost for different lengths of stay (e.g. 0-1 hour, 1-2 hours, 2-3 hours, daily rate, etc.).

Not applicable.  The Trust does not levy any parking fees for use of our car park.