FOI Request - Blue Badge Parking Spaces

Request 101002246242

1)      Do you have any plans to expand the number of dedicated Blue Badge parking spaces in your local authority area?
2)      The current number of dedicated Blue Badge parking spaces in your local authority area
3)      The current number of Blue Badge holders registered in your local authority area
4)      The number of drivers who have received a fine for misusing a disabled parking bay in your local authority area (broken down by month for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date)
5)      The new eligibility criteria for Blue Badge holders in your local authority, following the announcement of the expansion of the scheme to include invisible medical conditions announced in June 2019.

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Response 23-08-2019

1)      There are no plans to increase the number of disabled parking bays in our car parks covered by the Car Park Order
2)     Current number of disabled parking bays in car parks covered by the Car Park Order is 119

3)      The current number of Blue Badge holders registered in your local authority area – 3989

4)      The number of drivers who have received a fine for misusing a disabled parking bay in your local authority area (broken down by month for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 to date)
                2016       13
               2017         8
               2018       42
               2019       40 (to date)

5)      The new eligibility criteria for Blue Badge holders in your local authority, following the announcement of the expansion of the scheme to include invisible medical conditions announced in June 2019.

Documents are available at the links below:

Blue Badge Application Form

Blue Badge Eligibility Toolkit

Blue Badge Scheme Policy

Blue Badge Leaflet 

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