Freedom of information response

Blue badges

Publication date: 
Wednesday 1 November 2023
Request: 

Please accept this as a written request to obtain the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2005:
1. How many blue badge applications in total did you receive in:
1a. 2020 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
1b. 2021 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
1c. 2022 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
2. Of those applications, how many were approved for a blue badge?
2a. number of approvals from applications 1a
2b. number of approvals from applications 1b
2c. number of approvals from applications 1c
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-hiddendisabilities-
can-access-blue-badges-for-the-first-time-from-today] in:
3a. 2020 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
3b. 2021 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
3c. 2022 (1st Jan - 31st Dec)?
4. Of those applications, how many were approved for a blue badge?
4a. number of approvals from applications 3a
4b. number of approvals from applications 3b
4c. number of approvals from applications 3c

Response: 

Year                                            2020             2021             2022  

Applications                              2753             3642             4061

Approved                                   2640             3441             3735

Hidden                                        105               230               263

Hidden Approved                       82                 198               214

Request reference:
FOI 13117