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30th December 2024
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Blue badges
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1. How many blue badge applications in total did you receive in:
a) 2020 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
2802
b) 2021 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
3379
c) 2022 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
4025
2. Of those applications, how many were approved for a blue badge?
a) number of approvals from applications 1a
2034
b) number of approvals from applications 1b
2301
c) number of approvals from applications 1c
2773
3. How many blue badge applications did you receive and consider under the new non-visible, ‘hidden’ disabilities criteria introduced on 30 August 2019 [link: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/people-with-hidden-disabilities-can-access-blue-badges-for-the-first-time-from-today] in:
a) 2020 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
204
b) 2021 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
117
c) 2022 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
232
4. Of those applications, how many were approved for a blue badge?
a) number of approvals from applications 3a
Data not available.
b) number of approvals from applications 3b
41
c) number of approvals from applications 3c
163