Rejected petition Give emergency workers temporary parking, congestion and ULEZ passes

Currently emergency workers are having to travel in and out of London by public transport even though it is strongly recommended by Government people don't. Give them the opportunity to drive in and park, reducing the spread into their buildings and teams and back out to families and communities

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It is critical that workers are available for as long as possible and as flexibly as possible to provide a service to the public

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Since you started this petition, the Government have announced that they will provide free car parking for all NHS and social care staff. You can read more about this here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/government-to-provide-free-car-parking-for-nhs-and-social-care-staff

The congestion charge is the responsibility of the London Assembly. Since you started this petition, TfL has also suspended road charging schemes:
https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2020/march/tfl-suspends-all-road-user-charging-schemes-to-help-critical-workers?intcmp=62502

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Date submitted 19 March 2020
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