Agenda and decisions

Cabinet Member for Transport, Infrastructure and Growth Decisions - Thursday, 15 March 2018 3.00 pm

Venue: Committee Room G, County Hall. View directions

Contact: Angela Guest 0208 541 9075

Note: Moved from 6 March

Items
No.	Item
1.	DECLARATIONS OF INTEREST Share this item All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or as soon as possible thereafter i. Any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or ii. Other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any item(s) of business being considered at this meeting NOTES: · Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest · As well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member’s spouse or civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a spouse or civil partner) · Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
2.	PROCEDURAL MATTERS Share this item
2a	Members' Questions Share this item The deadline for Members’ questions is 12pm four working days before the meeting (Friday 9 March 2018).
2b	Public Questions Share this item The deadline for public questions is seven days before the meeting (Thursday 8 March 2018).
2c	Petitions Share this item The deadline for petitions was 14 days before the meeting, and no petitions have been received.
3.	SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL'S PROPOSED RESPONSE TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON EXTENDING THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR THE BLUE BADGE SCHEME PDF 237 KB Share this item 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. Additional documents: Annex A - Surrey County Council Response to the Department for Transport , item 3. PDF 200 KB Cabinet Member Report BB Scheme 15 March 2018 v2 , item 3. PDF 237 KB Surrey County Council Response to the Department for Transport consultation on Blue Badge eligibility , item 3. PDF 204 KB 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.