Call for rollout of CCTV at all Hull's school gates to stop dangerous parking

The Labour Group on Hull City Council is calling for a citywide roll-out of parking enforcement CCTV at school gates across the city.

A local Labour councillor is urging Hull City Council’s Liberal Democrat administration to prioritise the initiative. CCTV cameras outside Hull’s schools could enable the remote enforcement of parking rules at school gates.

This would deter dangerous and reckless parking at leaving and dropping off times, the Labour group believe. The cameras have been piloted at five Hull schools since 2025, but Labour councillors are now calling for them to be rolled out right across Hull.

Coun Sharon Hofman is convinced the ‘common-sense’ idea will be popular with parents and it could help ease traffic congestion during the busy morning rush hour.

“Labour has been making this call for some time, because we know that this is a common-sense proposal that would alleviate traffic and parking issues, while saving money at the same time,” she said.

“The parking and traffic problems in Hull are notorious, and the busy period at school gates are another example of this, which puts local schoolkids’ safety at risk.”

A proven way to make schools safer

The Labour Group proposed an amendment to the Liberal Democrat budget in February 2026 which would have delivered the citywide roll-out. Coun George Grozav urged the council to act quickly and bring in the CCTV measures as soon as possible.

“CCTV parking enforcement at schools caused a 72 per cent drop in abuse of school parking restrictions at the first school it was tried at last year, but since then has only been rolled out to a further four schools, including Wold Primary in my ward,” he said.

“Hull Labour wants see this rolled out to other schools across the city, so that people everywhere can see and feel the benefit.”

The scheme was first trialled at Parkstone Primary School in 2025, and has since been implemented at St Richard’s Voluntary Catholic Academy, Victoria Dock Primary School, Wold Primary and Francis Askew Primary school.

In nearby North East Lincolnshire, more than a dozen schools have already had the CCTV systems installed. Transport chiefs in Grimsby have made clear that the cameras are not in place to make money, underlining the fact they are there to keep children and other pedestrians safe from dangerous stopping and parking.

In wider parking enforcement news, all of Hull City Council’s parking enforcement officers have been equipped with body-worn cameras to protect staff following incidents of aggressive and abusive behaviour.

The authority believes the technology (introduced in September 2026) will provide an extra layer of protection for officers while providing an impartial record to help resolve parking disputes and complaints from motorists.

The rollout of parking enforcement bodycams in Hull follows a successful five-month trial in the second half of last year. During the trial, no incidents of aggressive behaviour were recorded while cameras were active, demonstrating their effectiveness as a deterrent.

Coun Mark Ieronimo, portfolio holder for transport and infrastructure at Hull City Council, underlined the fact that safety was the top priority for council staff and said: “These body-worn cameras will not only help protect our officers, but members of the public too, ensuring any disputes are resolved quickly and fairly.”