Blue Badge applications and renewals

How many residents have a blue badge in your local authority?

38796

How many new disabled blue badge applications have you received and approved each year since 2010-2017?

2010 -2011 2011- 2012 2012-2013 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015-2016 2016 – 2017
6686
6821 7186 6684 6316 6760 7205

How many new disabled blue badge applications have you received and refused each year since 2010-2017?

2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012 2012 – 2013 2013 – 2014 2014 – 2015 2015 -2016 2016 – 2017
878 1133 1303 1108 1293 1220 771

How many disabled blue badge application renewals have you received and approved each year since 2010-2017?

2010 – 2011 2011 – 2012 2012 – 2013 2013 – 2014 2014 -2015 2015 -2016 2016 – 2017
8510 8682 9146 8507 8722 8603 7806

How many disabled blue badge application renewals have you received and rejected each year since 2010-2017?

2010 – 2011 2011 -2012 2012 – 2013 2013 – 2014 2014 -2015 2015 -2016 2016 – 2017
473 610 629 597 609 498 217

What were the main reasons for rejections in each year ?

Blue Badge applications are rejected because the applicant did not meet eligibility criteria set by the Department for transport’s Blue Badge Scheme Local Authority Guidance.