1. How many Blue Badges do you currently have on issue?
41991
2. How many Blue Badge applications did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
| 2018 – 2019 | 2019 – 2020 |
2020 – 2021 |
2021 – 2022* |
| 16715 | 14193 | 15936 | 16007 |
Please note, we have provided the data we hold is based on the financial year, rather than calendar year.
* 21-22 data relates 1st April 2021 to 31st January 2022.
3. How many badges did you issue in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
| 2018 – 2019 | 2019 – 2020 | 2020 – 2021 | 2021 – 2022* |
| 15708 | 13875 | 13374 | 13720 |
Please note, we have provided the data we hold is based on the financial year, rather than calendar year.
* 21-22 data relates 1st April 2021 to 31st January 2022.
4. How many badges are currently issued to people who qualify because of hidden disabilities?
962
5. Which department enforces the Blue Badge Scheme?
Devon County Council (DCC) is not an enforcing local authority.
6. How many reports of Blue Badge misuse did you receive in 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021?
| 2018 – 2019 | 2019 – 2020 | 2020 – 2021 | 2021 – 2022* |
| 92 | 68 | 60 | 63 |
Please note, we have provided the data we hold is based on the financial year, rather than calendar year.
* 21-22 data relates 1st April 2021 to 31st January 2022.
7. How many officers (full or part-time) are allocated to investigating Blue Badge misuse?
DCC isn’t an enforcing local authority – Blue Badge Admin will carry out some initial checks to establish the situation but we are unable to prosecute.
8. How many people were prosecuted for Blue Badge abuse in 2021?
DCC isn’t an enforcing local authority.
9. What were the total fines issued by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021?
DCC isn’t an enforcing local authority.
10. What were the total costs awarded by the Court for Blue Badge misuse in 2021?
DCC isn’t an enforcing local authority.
11. When was the last time that Blue Badge parking provision was reviewed?
DCC’s policy for the provision of disabled parking bays on the highway was last reviewed in March 2009*
12. What action was taken following this review? Were numbers of disabled bays increased, decreased or no action taken?
DCC’s approach to the provision of disabled parking bays has always been to assess need via inviting applications from residents requiring assistance parking near their homes. Bays are only removed at such time that they are no longer required, for example an applicant moves out or stops driving*
13. When did you last increase the number of Blue Badge parking spaces?
DCC’s approach to the provision of disabled parking bays has always been to assess need via inviting applications from residents requiring assistance parking near their homes. Bays are only removed at such time that they are no longer required, for example an applicant moves out or stops driving. Therefore it is reasonable to expect iterative increase in bays placed on highway* month by month.
*please note answers for Q11 – 13 relate to on street parking