FOI Request - Blue Badges

Request 101002995570

1. How many Blue Badges do you currently have on issue?
2. How many Blue Badge applications did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
3. How many badges did you issue in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
4. How many badges are currently issued to people who qualify because of hidden disabilities?
5. Which department enforces the Blue Badge Scheme?
6. How many reports of Blue Badge misuse did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
7. How many officers (full or part-time) are allocated to investigating Blue Badge misuse?
8. How many people were prosecuted for Blue Badge abuse in 2021?
9. What were the total fines issued by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021?
10. What were the total costs awarded by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021?
11. When was the last time that Blue Badge parking provision was reviewed?
12. What action was taken following this review? Were numbers of disabled bays increased, decreased or no action taken?
13. When did you last increase the number of Blue Badge parking spaces?

Response 31-03-2022

1.           How many Blue Badges do you currently have on issue? 307

2.           How many Blue Badge applications did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
             2018 – no figures available
             2019 – 1449
             2020 – 950
             2021 – 1203

3.           How many badges did you issue in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
             2018 – no figures available
             2019 – 1372
             2020 – 902
             2021 – 1126

4.           How many badges are currently issued to people who qualify because of hidden disabilities? This information is not recorded

5.           Which department enforces the Blue Badge Scheme? Occupational Therapy, Health & Social Care Moray

6.           How many reports of Blue Badge misuse did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
             2018 – 4
             2019 – 3
             2020 – 3
             2021 – 4

7.           How many officers (full or part-time) are allocated to investigating Blue Badge misuse? 1

8.           How many people were prosecuted for Blue Badge abuse in 2021? 0

9.           What were the total fines issued by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021? 0

10.         What were the total costs awarded by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021? 0

11.         When was the last time that Blue Badge parking provision was reviewed? – 2016

12.         What action was taken following this review? Were numbers of disabled bays increased, decreased or no action taken? Applications for on-street disabled bays are received and reviewed as and when received, if the application is successful and there is available budget the request is raised for the sign to be erected and road markings to be put down (this can be weather/resource dependent) therefore a successful applicant may have to wait up to 12 months for the actual bay to be put in place.

13.         When did you last increase the number of Blue Badge parking spaces? Ongoing with annual update of TRO for the whole of the Moray area.