Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 18417

Blue Badge Scheme

Tabled: 13 July 2026
Answered: 16 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Siân Berry

Green PartyBrighton Pavilion

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of introducing statutory guidance to local authorities that anyone with a chronic and progressive condition should not be reassessed for a Blue Badge.

Answer

Simon Lightwood
Whilst there is no provision in legislation to publish statutory guidance on assessment of progressive and chronic conditions, the Blue Badge Digital Service provides local authorities with the option to mark cases as ‘not needing an evidence review’. Thi...

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