Guidance and regulation

Blue Badge parking for people with disabilities: who can get a badge and how to apply.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 10 August 2021

• Who can get a Blue Badge?

  Blue Badges help people with disabilities or health conditions park closer…

England's Blue Badge scheme plus user's rights and responsibilities.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 9 July 2020

• The Blue Badge scheme: rights and responsibilities in England

  A Blue Badge will help you to park close to your destination, either as a…

Outcome and recommendations following a review of eligibility criteria of the Blue Badge scheme in England.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 5 August 2021

• Review of eligibility criteria for the Blue Badge scheme: recommendations

  Summary of outcomes In 2019, the government extended the eligibility…

Guidance for local authorities in England on administering and enforcing the Blue Badge disabled parking scheme.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 16 May 2022

Using a disability parking card in the EU and EEA.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 August 2023

Lists the individual rights disabled passengers have when travelling.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 23 November 2022

Guide to disability, accessibility and blue badge statistics, their source documents, accompanying notes and definitions and supporting technical documents.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 11 January 2024

This document outlines changes to the Blue Badge statistics, published annually by the Department for Transport.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 28 August 2013

How we plan to monitor and evaluate the work for the Inclusive Transport Strategy.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 19 December 2018

Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee (DPTAC) view on extending the Blue Badge eligibility to people with non-visible disabilities.

• From: Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee
• Updated: 3 August 2018

Post holders given access to disabled parking badges statistics up to 24 hours prior to release.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 January 2022