AS PART of a bid to stop parents parking dangerously near schools, No Stopping Orders will be introduced in Newport.

After consultation with parents, schools and the police, Newport City Council will bring in No Stopping Orders outside all suitable school sites in the city.

The decision was made by the council’s cabinet member for highways and transport, councillor David Atwell, after considering the recommendations made by the council’s young people’s services overview and scrutiny forum.

A questionnaire was sent out to identify the problems of cars parking dangerously outside schools when parents pick up and drop off their children.

Most of the respondents agreed that parking outside schools was a problem that needs addressing.

The council received more than 70 responses as well as a petition of 22 signatures from Maes Ebbw School parents.

The most popular suggestions for dealing with the problem was to increase the enforcement of traffic restrictions and to educated parents about the impact of dangerous parking.

There was a general consensus that police patrols were effective but that they only have an impact on the days officers attend the school.

The forum then carried out site visits in November to 13 Newport schools before meeting with the police to discuss possible solutions.

According to a report by the council’s overview and scrutiny officer, the police said enforcement was time-consuming despite being an effective solution.

The police told the council that having No Stopping Orders in place would make enforcement easier but would not solve the problem of its lack of resources in carrying out enforcement.

The forum said that although it is unlikely the number of patrols can be increased, the right traffic orders need to be in place outside school sites so the police, when there, can enforce the restrictions efficiently.

The estimated total cost of implementing these orders will be around £15,000.