Blue Badges – applications, status, misuse

Information related to Blue Badges for the periods 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19 (as up to date as possible) respectively.

a)How many blue badge applications were received?

Year  Applications received
2015 – 2016 18113
2016 – 2017 17192
2017 – 2018 15660
2018 – 2019 16715
2019 – 2020 1310 – April 2019. The number of applications received after this date are not currently reportable due to the introduction of a new system. The number may be available in the future at a date to be determined.

b) How many of these applications were successful?

Year  Number successful 
2015 – 2016 15454
2016 – 2017 15320
2017 – 2018 14569
2018 – 2019 15848
2019 – 2020 (to 31/07/2019) 5331

c) At the end of each period, how many blue badge holders were registered under your authority?

Year  Number Registered 
2015 – 2016 45680
2016 – 2017 45401
2017 – 2018 44435
2018 – 2019 44757
2019 – 2020 (to 31/07/2019) 44302

d) How many reports were received by the council of blue badge fraud?

Year  Reports of misuse 
2015 – 2016 121
2016 – 2017 134
2017 – 2018 104
2018 – 2019 86
2019 – 2020 (to 31/07/2019) 25

e) How many prosecutions have taken place for misuse of a blue badge?

None