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BLUE BADGE CONSULTATION

Meeting: 15/03/2018 - Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth Decisions (Item 3.)

3. SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL'S PROPOSED RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON EXTENDING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE BLUE BADGE SCHEME pdf icon PDF 237 KB

The Department for Transport (DfT) is currently consulting on proposals to change the eligibility criteria for the Blue Badge scheme to include people with non-physical conditions. This is part of the Government’s objective to ensure that those people with the greatest need have access to badges. Surrey County Council has prepared a response to the consultation outlining the potential implications of these proposals to the current administration of the Blue Badge scheme in the county.

 

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Decision:

The Cabinet Member for Highways approved Surrey County Council’s proposed response to the government consultation on the Blue Badge Scheme for submission by the deadline of 18 March 2018.