The Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance (England)
Table of contents
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- 1.1. Overview and scope of guidance
- 1.2. Responsibility for administering the scheme
- Chapter 2 Initial application process
- 2.1. Handling applications and queries
- 2.2. Model application forms
- 2.3. Transexual and transgender applicants
- 2.4. Terminally ill applicants
- 2.5. Application fee
- 2.6. Photographs
- Chapter 3 Assessing eligibility
- 3.1. The two types of eligibility
- 3.2. Type 1: ‘Eligible without further assessment’
- 3.2.1. The ‘Eligible without further assessment’ criterion at a glance
- 3.2.2. Detailed guidance on proof of entitlement
- 3.3.2. How to assess eligibility
- 3.3.3. Exceptions for assessing eligibility in rural settings
- 3.3.4. Detailed guidance on the ‘Eligible subject to further assessment’ criteria
- Walking disability
- Walking disability
- Children under the age of two
- 3.4. Organisational badges
- 3.4.2. How to assess applications from organisations
- Chapter 4 Administering the Scheme after the assessment
- 4.1. Unsuccessful applications
- 4.1.2. Appeals procedure
- 4.1.3. Appeals to the Secretary of State
- 4.2. Successful applications
- 4.2.1. Issuing the Blue Badge and Parking Disc
- 4.2.2. Period of issue
- 4.2.3. Data storage and sharing
- 4.2.4. Standard renewals
- 4.2.5. Replacement of damaged/lost and stolen badges
- 4.2.6. Deaths
- Chapter 5 Enforcing the Scheme
- 5.1. Defining abuse
- 5.2. Background information on parking enforcement
- 5.3. Sharing information between issuing authorities and enforcement teams
- 5.4. Targeted surveillance operations
- 5.5. Working with the police and carrying out targeted operations
- 5.6. Day to day parking enforcement inspections
- 5.7. Detailed advice on inspecting badges
- 5.7.2. Actual physical inspection and follow-up action
- Misuse of a valid badge by a friend or relative
- Use of a stolen or lost badge
- Use of a forged/copied badge
- 5.8. Withdrawing badges as a result of repeated misuse
- 5.10. Enforcement of off-street parking spaces for disabled people
- Chapter 6 Further advice
- 6.1. Disability Discrimination Acts1995 and 2005
- 6.2. Increasing awareness of the scheme
- 6.3. Where to go for further advice
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Appendix C Summary of Blue Badge Scheme parking concessions
- Appendix D
- Section B
- Eligibility criteria
- Section C
- Section D
- Section E
- Section F
- Blue Badge Scheme – notes for use by applicants completing an application form (form BB1)
- Appendix E
