Inquiry into the blue badge (disabled parking) reform strategy
The House of Commons Transport Committee conducted a short inquiry into the Blue Badge Scheme in order to inform the Disabled Parking reform Strategy which the Government plans to publish in the late Spring.
The inquiry considered the following questions:
Should the Assessed Eligibility Criteria be changed and, if so, how?
Should the age at which children can qualify for a badge (either because of a specific medical condition or on the basis of the Assessed Eligibility Criteria) be changed?
Should people who are severely mentally impaired or who have extremely disruptive behavioural problems be able to qualify for a badge under the assessed eligibility criteria?
Should the minimum badge issue period be lowered from the current three years?
Should local authorities have more discretion to vary the yellow-line and on-street parking concessions (e.g. allowing badge holders to park without charge for more time in some areas and less in others depending on local traffic conditions and disabled access)?
Should the London Concession (the regulations that exempt the four central London boroughs from the national Blue Badge Scheme) be redrawn so that it is aligned with the London Congestion Charge Zone (recognising that the zone may alter in size)?
Are there any other changes which should be made to the concessions associated with a Blue badge?
What would be the likely impact of any proposed changes on the number of people holding badges, the availability of disabled parking spaces and on local government administration and costs?
Deadline for submissions
Interested parties were invited to submit written evidence not later than Friday 29th February.
Oral evidence sessions are likely to be held on Wednesday 12th March at 2.45 pm and possibly on Wednesday 2nd April at 2.45 pm. A programme of oral evidence will be announced in due course.
Disability Alliance's response
Disability Alliance has submitted a response and will make this available once the results of the inquiry are published.
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Inquiry into the blue badge (disabled parking) reform strategy
