Regulations & legislation

Regulations

Park regulations are enforced by the Metropolitan Police Service.

The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Park Trading) Regulations 2000 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) Regulations 2004 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc Regulations 2010 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No. 2) etc. Regulations 2010 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) Regulations 2012 
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2012

Royal Parks (Trading) Act 2000

Printed versions of the Park Regulations are available and published by The Stationery Office.

Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or esupport@tso.co.uk.

Car parking regulations

The Hyde Park and The Regent's Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 1995
The Hyde Park and The Regent's Park (Vehicle Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 1999
The Greenwich Park (Vehicle Parking) Regulations 2000
Greenwich Park, Hyde Park and The Regent's Park (Vehicle Parking) (Amendment) Regulations 2004
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2010
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) (No.2) etc. Regulations 2010
The Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2020

Printed versions of the Car Parking Regulations are available and published by The Stationery Office.

Braille copies of this Statutory Instrument can also be purchased at the same price as the print edition by contacting TSO Customer Services on 0333 202 5070 or esupport@tso.co.uk.

Provisions relating to Parliament Square

There are restrictions on the use of camping equipment and amplified noise equipment in areas managed by The Royal Parks in the vicinity of Parliament, namely:

• Canning Green
• Victoria Tower Gardens
• the garden surrounding the Jewel Tower (which includes an enclosed area managed by English Heritage)
• the lawn around the King George V Memorial.

All these areas are covered by the Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces Regulations 1997 (as amended). The regulations also require people to have written permission to, among other things, make or give a public speech or address. Other legislation including the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (as amended) also apply in the vicinity of Parliament.

For further information on the controls around Parliament, including the areas we manage, please see the Home Office's Guidance on the provisions relating to Parliament Square and the areas  surrounding the Palace of Westminster.

For Canning Green, where slightly different controls apply, please see the Notice for Canning Green leaflet.